stringy

string·y

S0811300 (strĭng′ē)adj. string·i·er, string·i·est 1. Consisting of, resembling, or containing strings or a string.2. Slender and sinewy; wiry.3. Forming strings, as a viscous liquid; ropy.

string′i·ly adv.string′i·ness n.

stringy

(ˈstrɪŋɪ) adj, stringier or stringiest1. made of strings or resembling strings2. (Cookery) (of meat, etc) fibrous3. (of a person's build) wiry; sinewy4. (of liquids) forming in strings ˈstringily adv ˈstringiness n

string•y

(ˈstrɪŋ i)

adj. string•i•er, string•i•est. 1. resembling or consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds. 2. toughly fibrous: stringy meat. 3. lean and sinewy; wiry: a stringy build. 4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid. [1660–70] string′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stringy - lean and sinewywirylean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	stringy - (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chewsinewy, unchewable, fibroustough - resistant to cutting or chewing
	3.	stringy - forming viscous or glutinous threadsthready, ropey, ropythick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	4.	stringy - consisting of or containing string or stringsinsubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

stringy

adjective1. fibrous, tough, chewy, sinewy, gristly, wiry The meat was stringy.2. straggly, thin, straggling, lank an enormously fat man with long, stringy gray hair

Translations

多筋的

string

(striŋ) noun1. (a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc. a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings. 线，细绳，带 2. a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable. （植物的）纤维，筋 3. a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin. His A-string broke; (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra. （乐器）弦 4. a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc. a string of beads.一串 verb – past tense, past participle strung (straŋ) – 1. to put (beads etc) on a string etc. The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung. （用线）串 2. to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument). The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target. 上弦于（弓，乐器） 3. to remove strings from (vegetables etc). 抽去（斗荚）的筋 4. to tie and hang with string etc. The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.用绳捆绑吊起strings noun plural (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) stringed instruments, ie violins, violas, 'cellos and double basses. The conductor said the strings were too loud. 弦乐（器）部分 ˈstringy adjective (especially of meat or vegetables) having a lot of tough fibres. 多筋的ˈstringiness noun纤维性string bean the long, edible green or yellow pod of certain beans. 菜豆stringed instruments musical instruments that have strings eg violins, guitars etc. 弦乐器have (someone) on a string to have (a person) under one's control. 操纵某人pull strings to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage. 利用...影响而取得进展pull the strings to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others. 幕后操纵string out to stretch into a long line. The runners were strung out along the course. 沿直线走（跑）下去 strung up very nervous. 非常紧张stringent (ˈstrindʒənt) adjective (of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced. There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.严历的ˈstringently adverb严历地ˈstringency noun1. the quality of being strict. 严历2. scarcity of money for lending etc. in times of stringency; (also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures. （货币）短缺（的）

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adj fibrous

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adj straggly

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adj lean and sinewy

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adj (of meat) full of sinews

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adj forming viscous or glutinous threads

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adj consisting of or containing string or strings

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