单词 | string |
释义 | noun | verb stringstring1 /strɪŋ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1THREAD [countable, uncountable] a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things: a piece of string The pen was hanging from a string on the wall.2GROUP/SERIES [countable] a)a number of similar things or events coming one after another: string of a string of questions about my past b)a line of similar things: string of a string of tiny islands off the coast c)a group of similar things: string of She owns a string of health clubs.3no strings (attached) having no special conditions or limits on an agreement, relationship, etc.: Howard’s lent me the money with no strings attached.4a string of pearls/beads/lights etc. several objects of the same kind connected with a thread, chain, etc. SYN strand5MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS the strings [plural] (also the string section) eng. lang. arts the part of an orchestra that consists of stringed instruments, such as violins6ON AN INSTRUMENT [countable] eng. lang. arts one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon, etc. that is stretched across a musical instrument and produces sound: a guitar string7ON A RACKET [countable] one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon, etc. that is stretched across a musical instrument and produces sound8COMPUTER PROGRAM [countable] a group of letters, words, or numbers, one after the other, especially in a computer program9first/second/third string a team or group with the highest, second highest, etc. level of skill10have somebody on a string informal to be able to make someone do whatever you want[Origin: Old English streng] → see also G-string, pull strings at pull1 (8), pull the/somebody’s strings at pull1 (9), hold/control the purse strings at purse1 (4), -string noun | verb stringstring2 verb (past tense and past participle strung /strʌŋ/) [transitive] 1to put things together onto a thread, chain, etc.: She strung the beads on a cord.2[always + adv./prep.] to hang things in a line, high up, especially for decoration: string something up/along/across etc. Paper lanterns were strung up across the courtyard.3be strung (out) along/across etc. something written to be spread out in a long line SYN string out: The 200 houses are strung along a narrow five-mile road.4eng. lang. arts to put a string or a set of strings onto a musical instrument → see also high-strung, strung outstring somebody along phrasal verb informal to deceive someone for a long time by making him or her believe that you will help him or her, that you love him or her, etc.: He’s never going to marry you – he’s just stringing you along.string something ↔ out phrasal verb informal to make something last longer: The process could string out the dispute for months.string something ↔ together phrasal verb1to combine two or more things together to make something that is complete, good, useful, etc., especially when you have trouble doing it: He managed to string together enough financial aid to go to college.2string words/phrases/sentences together to say or write something that makes sense to other people, especially when you have trouble doing it: He was so drunk he could hardly string two words together.string up phrasal verb informal1string somebody ↔ up to kill someone by hanging him or her2string something ↔ up to hang something in a high position |
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