1 N-VAR 细绳;线 String is thin rope made of twisted threads, used for tying things together or tying up parcels. 细绳;线
SYN cord, yarn, twine, wire
2 N-COUNT 一串 A string of things is a number of them on a piece of string, thread, or wire. 一串
SYN necklace, strand, rope, rosary
3 N-COUNT [usually singular] 一行;一列;一排 A string of places or objects is a number of them that form a line. 一行;一列;一排
SYN series, line, row, file
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] 一系列,一连串(类似事件) A string of similar events is a series of them that happen one after the other. 一系列,一连串(类似事件)
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The incident was the latest in a string of attacks. [+ of]
这是一连串袭击事件中最近的一起。
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Between 1940 and 1943 he had a string of 62 consecutive victories.
他在 1940 年至 1943 年间连续 62 次获胜。
SYN sequence, run, series, chain
5 N-COUNT (乐器的)弦 The strings on a musical instrument such as a violin or guitar are the thin pieces of wire or nylon stretched across it that make sounds when the instrument is played. (乐器的)弦
6 N-PLURAL [oft NOUN n] (管弦乐团的)弦乐器,弦乐器组 The strings are the section of an orchestra which consists of stringed instruments played with a bow. (管弦乐团的)弦乐器,弦乐器组
7 N-COUNT (计算机技术中的)字符串,信息串 In computing, a string is a particular series of letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces, for example a word or phrase that you want to search for in a document. (计算机技术中的)字符串,信息串
8 VERB 悬挂;系;扎 If you string something somewhere, you hang it up between two or more objects. 悬挂;系;扎 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
SYN hang, stretch, suspend, sling
String up means the same as
string .
string up 同 string 9 See also: highly strung purse strings second string strung out
10 PHRASE [Ns inflect, PHRASE after verb] 另有一手;两手准备 If someone has more than one string to their bow, they have more than one ability or thing they can use if the first one they try is not successful. 另有一手;两手准备
11 PHRASE 不带附加条件;无任何限制 If something is offered to you with no strings attached or with no strings, it is offered without any special conditions. 不带附加条件;无任何限制
12 PHRASE 拉关系;走后门 If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly. 拉关系;走后门
13 apron strings→see: apron
Phrasal verbs: - string alongstring togetherstring up
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | string Also look up: |
N. | cord, fibre, rope, twine 1 chain, file, line, row, sequence, series 3 4 |
Word Partnership | Use string with: |
N. | piece of string 1 string of pearls 2 string of attacks, string of bombings, string of losses, string of scandals 4 banjo string, guitar string 5 |
ADJ. | long string 1 2 3 4 latest string of something, recent string of something 4 |
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