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Definition of unstring in English: unstringverbunstrung, unstrings, unstringingʌnˈstrɪŋˌənˈstrɪŋ [with object]1Remove from a string. 从线串上取下 unstringing the beads from the rosary 从念珠串上取下珠子。 Example sentencesExamples - I made a quick sketch and the next day unstrung the beads.
- The lorry stops beside the new hay barn and the men unstring the round bails and manoeuvre them onto the ground.
2Remove or relax the string or strings of (a bow or musical instrument). 解下（或放松）（弓或乐器的）弦线 Example sentencesExamples - He unstrung his bow, which he always strung up to be ready in case of an attack.
- Brock just rolled his shoulders and unstrung his bow, coiled the string and tucked between the oiled sheets of paper that usually held it, and tucked that into a pouch on his belt.
- On the wall adjacent to the targets, hung unstrung bows of every kind - longbows, short bows, recurves and compounds, even a crossbow - and beside them hung quivers full of arrows.
- Leaning on the wall were two more guitars, one of which was unstrung and appeared to be wet with paint, judging by the paintbrushes lying on the floor next to it and the brighter-than-normal shine.
- To become a true archer you must know your bow intimately, its pressure points, the places to massage it back into shape after a humid day, the parts that need care when stringing or unstringing it… the list goes on.
- He shook his brown hair out of his eyes as he unstrung his longbow.
- Mark the location of the grip on the bowstring and unstring the bow.
- She unstrung her bow and placed it in the quiver.
- The bow was unstrung and secured to the tree, next to a large misshapen sack.
- He nodded in agreement, his bow unstrung and resting on his back.
- Then she unstrung her bow deaf to the crowds' wild cheers.
- After unstringing their bows and packing them and their quivers into his pack, he helped him up and assisted him in walking to his house.
- He saw his arrow hit its mark and calmly unstrung his bow before replacing it in his quiver.
- I have spent my days in stringing and unstringing my instrument.
- Because of this and other reasons, it is always a good idea to unstring any all-wood bow any time it is not required for use for more than an hour or so.
- She unstrung it and put the bowstring in a pouch at her belt, and found a quiver and arrows with black fletching.
3Unnerve; upset. 使神经质，使紧张 the small mishap unstrung her completely Example sentencesExamples - The irresistibility of the healing touch unstrung her so completely that she began to cry.
- Terrorists act on this potential, and so unstring the entire fabric of life.
- Movements by leaders and fighters during and after the air strikes indicated the militia was unstrung by the attack, he said.
- As secular identity becomes enervated, incoherent, and perplexed, as we grow tired and unstrung by self-doubt, hating them offers odd comfort.
Definition of unstring in US English: unstringverbˌənˈstrɪŋˌənˈstriNG [with object]1Remove from a string. 从线串上取下 unstringing the beads from the rosary 从念珠串上取下珠子。 Example sentencesExamples - I made a quick sketch and the next day unstrung the beads.
- The lorry stops beside the new hay barn and the men unstring the round bails and manoeuvre them onto the ground.
2Remove or relax the string or strings of (a bow or musical instrument). 解下（或放松）（弓或乐器的）弦线 Example sentencesExamples - I have spent my days in stringing and unstringing my instrument.
- He nodded in agreement, his bow unstrung and resting on his back.
- Because of this and other reasons, it is always a good idea to unstring any all-wood bow any time it is not required for use for more than an hour or so.
- She unstrung it and put the bowstring in a pouch at her belt, and found a quiver and arrows with black fletching.
- To become a true archer you must know your bow intimately, its pressure points, the places to massage it back into shape after a humid day, the parts that need care when stringing or unstringing it… the list goes on.
- Then she unstrung her bow deaf to the crowds' wild cheers.
- He saw his arrow hit its mark and calmly unstrung his bow before replacing it in his quiver.
- After unstringing their bows and packing them and their quivers into his pack, he helped him up and assisted him in walking to his house.
- On the wall adjacent to the targets, hung unstrung bows of every kind - longbows, short bows, recurves and compounds, even a crossbow - and beside them hung quivers full of arrows.
- Brock just rolled his shoulders and unstrung his bow, coiled the string and tucked between the oiled sheets of paper that usually held it, and tucked that into a pouch on his belt.
- She unstrung her bow and placed it in the quiver.
- He shook his brown hair out of his eyes as he unstrung his longbow.
- The bow was unstrung and secured to the tree, next to a large misshapen sack.
- He unstrung his bow, which he always strung up to be ready in case of an attack.
- Leaning on the wall were two more guitars, one of which was unstrung and appeared to be wet with paint, judging by the paintbrushes lying on the floor next to it and the brighter-than-normal shine.
- Mark the location of the grip on the bowstring and unstring the bow.
3usually as adjective unstrungUnnerve. 使神经质，使紧张 a mind unstrung by loneliness 因孤独而紧张的大脑。 Example sentencesExamples - The irresistibility of the healing touch unstrung her so completely that she began to cry.
- Movements by leaders and fighters during and after the air strikes indicated the militia was unstrung by the attack, he said.
- As secular identity becomes enervated, incoherent, and perplexed, as we grow tired and unstrung by self-doubt, hating them offers odd comfort.
- Terrorists act on this potential, and so unstring the entire fabric of life.
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