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string1 /strɪŋ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 
thread 线 [countableC, uncountableU]D a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things 〔由几股合成的〕线；细绳；带子 → rope
thread 线 [countableC, uncountableU]D a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things 〔由几股合成的〕线；细绳；带子 → rope Her key hung on a string around her neck.
她的钥匙穿了根绳子挂在脖子上。
a ball of string
一团细绳
I need a piece of string to tie this package.
→5 see picture at 见图 rope1 我需要一根绳子来捆这个包裹。
2 group/series 组/系列 [countableC]
a) SERIESa number of similar things or events coming one after another 一连串，一系列〔事件等〕 SYN series
string of
a string of hit albums
一系列热门专辑
b) GROUP OF THINGSa group of similar things 一系列〔类似的事物〕
string of
She owns a string of health clubs.
她拥有多家健身俱乐部。
c) technicalTD a group of letters, words, or numbers, especially in a computer program 〔尤指计算机程序中的〕字符串
3 no strings (attached) CONDITION/something THAT MUST BE DONEhaving no special conditions or limits on an agreement, relationship etc 〔协议、关系等〕无附带条件的，无任何限制的
The policy offers 15% interest, with no strings attached.
这份保单提供 15% 的利息，没有任何附带条件。
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no strings (attached)• We have freedom and no strings attached.• How he must have wished to have been in the puppet's place, no policies, work and no strings attached.• She reminded me that we both knew the deal - no strings.• It's found money, no strings attached.• A boyfriend offered me a weekend in Amman, with no strings attached.• A lift home, with no strings.• Howard's agreed to lend me the money with no strings attached.
4. string of pearls/lights/beads etc DCJDFseveral objects of the same type connected with a thread, chain etc 一串珍珠/灯/珠子等
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string of pearls/lights/beads etc• When the harbor across the bay becomes a string of lights, foghorns take up the bass.• Careful inspection of the image showed what looked like a string of pearls embedded in a bright haze.• There was a cavity beneath with a string of pearls in it.• A string of lights on the prom Dancing mad in the storm Who lives in such a place?• A string of pearls was around her neck, and the bones of her right hand clutched a Bible.• Beads can choke babies if swallowed, and long strings of beads can also half-strangle older children.
5 music 音乐
a) [countableC]APM one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon etc that are stretched across a musical instrument and produce sound 〔乐器的〕弦
b) the strings/the string sectionAPM the people in an orchestra or band who play musical instruments that have strings, such as violins 〔管弦乐团或乐队的〕弦乐器部，弦乐器组
→5 see picture at 见图 piano16 first-string/second-string etc relating to or being a member of a team or group with the highest, second highest etc level of skill 最高水平的/次高水平的等
a first-string quarterback
一个一流的四分卫
7 have somebody on a string informalOBEY to be able to make someone do whatever you want 操纵[支配]某人
Susie has her mother on a string.
苏茜竟能任意支使她的妈妈。
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have somebody on a string• Lester claims to have several women on a string.
8. have more than one string to your bow British EnglishBrEGOOD AT to have more than one skill, idea, plan etc that you can use if you need to 有两手准备
→ G-string, → how long is a piece of string? at long1(9), → pull strings at pull1(8), → pull the/somebody’s strings at pull1(9), → the purse strings at purse1(5)Examples from the Corpus
string• The pen was hanging from a string on the wall.• Is this a string of isolated anecdotes or a pattern of substandard care?• Almost every trainer with a string of 20 horses shares the same ultimate ambition - to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.• It will give that tight West Coast strum with the bass strings becoming almost percussive.• I need a piece of string to tie this package.• She pulled the string tight, strangling him.• The strings vibrate again, underscoring my panic.
piece of string• It attracted everyone from stunt flying professionals to kids with an old plastic carrier bag and a piece of string.• A weight suspended on the end of a piece of string and then set in motion acts as a pendulum.• The pendulum consists of a weight on the end of a piece of string, thread or chain usually a few inches long.• You can use your tie, your belt or a piece of string.• Almost falling out, he tied the door to one of the gas cans with a piece of string.• When she got flirting around with a twig or piece of string in her bill she was not to be balked.• Lay several pieces of string across a board; put the lamb on top of them, skin side downwards.
string of• Jackson was imprisoned in 1934 for a string of sensational crimes.• O'Neill had a string of successes with his first four plays.• They asked me a string of questions about Gerald and Bob.• She owns a string of health clubs.• a string of tiny islands off the coast of Florida
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string2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp strung /strʌŋ/) [transitiveT] 1 PUTto put things together onto a thread, chain etc 用〔线、链等〕穿起来
beads strung on a silver chain
穿在银链上的珠子
2 [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to hang things in a line, usually high in the air, especially for decoration 悬挂〔尤指作为装饰〕
string something along/across etc something
Christmas lights were strung from one end of Main Street to the other.
梅因街从这头到那头都悬挂着圣诞节彩灯。
3 be strung (out) along/across etc something written to be spread out in a line 沿某物排成一列
the houses and shops were strung out along the bay
住宅和店铺沿海湾排成一行。
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be strung (out) along/across etc something• Lights were strung across the promenade; around the Casino.
4. APMto put a string or a set of strings onto a musical instrument 给〔乐器〕装弦
→ highly-strung at highly PHRASAL VERBS5 string along phrasal verbphr v informal
a) string somebody alongTRICK/DECEIVE to deceive someone for a long time by making them believe that you will help them, that you love them etc 哄骗某人；愚弄某人
He’s just stringing you along.
他只是哄哄你而已。
b) British EnglishBrEWITH to go somewhere with someone for a short time, especially because you do not have anything else to do 〔尤因没有别的事情干而〕跟随，暂与〔某人〕结伴
with
If you’re going into town, I’ll string along with you.
如果你要进城，我就跟你去。
6 string something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v informalLONG TIME to make something continue longer than it should 使拖长，拉长
Rebel leaders attempted to string out negotiations to avoid reaching a settlement.
叛军首领企图拖延谈判，避免达成协议。
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string out• There was no point in stringing this out.• Soon, that string will run out and the balloon tug itself free and be lost.• He was playing with her emotions, stringing them out like a taut band that would snap at the slightest pressure.• They strung the wash out on the wire, pressed clothespins at the end of each piece.• He's not the only suspect, Phil has a string of enemies out to get him.
7 string something ↔ together phrasal verbphr v
a) string words/a sentence togetherLOGICAL to manage to say or write something that other people can understand 说出[写出]让人听懂的话/句子
He was so drunk he could hardly string two words together.
他醉得几乎说话都不成句了。
b) to combine things in order to make something that is complete, good, useful etc 把…拼在一起
They string together image after image until the documentary is completed.
他们把画面一幅一幅拼接起来，直到做成完整的纪录片。
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string together• All you have to do is string them together.• But Walt wanted to do more than string short cartoons together.• Most importantly, the Net is not about computers or the fancy phone lines that string them together.• Around the middle he started to string the birdies together and there was no holding him then.• Never mind he can't string two sentences together - he'd never admit that.• The writers could string words together like beads on a necklace.• Robyn could barely think, let alone string coherent words together to form an answer.• Female speaker I can say the odd word, but I can't string a sentence together yet.
string words/a sentence together• Female speaker I can say the odd word, but I can't string a sentence together yet.
8.string somebody ↔ up phrasal verbphr v informal KILLto kill someone by hanging them 绞死，吊死 → strung-up
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string up• He had hung himself, just strung himself up.• I would love to string them up.• Oh, I wished I still had even my scorpion on a string to run up and down somebody's back!• No-one ever explained how Kleine, who was too drunk to walk, managed to string himself up early the following morning.• Giffin, weird six string pick up guitar, £250.• She holds a string of words up to them like a caption.• I fasten it with the string I rigged up when the latch broke.
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string• He strung a rope from the roof of the family barn to the ground and practiced aerial feats.• The 200 houses are strung along a narrow 5-mile road.• Alma made them string clothesline around so she could stretch blanketing over him and down to the floor without its touching him.• You're not just stringing me along?• She distrusted the offer of talks which had no other purpose than to string out negotiation.• Help me string the popcorn to hang on the Christmas tree.• If there was ever a task that wanted teamwork, it was stringing tree lights.• Awake all night, Jimmy was bleary-eyed but too strung up on his nerves to notice he was tired.
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