- mass noun material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length线; 细绳。
- count noun a piece of such material used to tie round or attach to something绳子, 带子。
- count noun a piece of catgut or similar material interwoven with others to form the head of a sports racket（网拍的）羊肠线; 网线。
- count noun a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration（乐器的）弦。
strings
the stringed instruments in an orchestra（乐队的）弦乐器。
- as modifier of, relating to, or consisting of stringed instruments弦乐器（的）; 与弦乐器有关（的）; 由弦乐器组成（的）：
a string quartet.
弦乐四重奏。
- a set of things tied or threaded together on a thin cord（一）串：
she wore a string of agates round her throat.
她脖子上戴了一串玛瑙。
- a sequence of similar items or events一系列, 一连串（类似物品或事件）：
a string of burglaries.
一系列盗窃案。
- Computing a linear sequence of characters, words, or other data【计算机】（字符、词汇或其他数据的）串。
- a group of racehorses trained at one stable（同一训马场训练的）一群赛马。
- a reserve team or player holding a specified position in an order of preference（按先后顺序排列的）后备队; 候补队员：
the village team held Rangers' second string to a 0-0 draw.
该村的球队与巡游者队二线替补队员打成了0比0平局。
- a player assigned a specified rank in a team in an individual sport such as squash（墙网球等）处于特定排位的队员：
Taylor lost in straight games to third string Baines.
泰勒连输给了排位第三的贝恩斯。
- a tough piece of fibre in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod（蔬菜、肉等食物的）纤维; （豆荚等的）筋, 络。
- short for STRINGBOARD.STRINGBOARD的简称。
- Physics a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop【物理】一种假设的亚原子粒子。
- （亦作cosmic string）a hypothetical thread-like concentration of energy within the structure of space-time宇宙弦。
- with obj. and adverbial hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line挂, 吊：
lights were strung across the promenade.
步行街上横挂着一溜溜灯火。
- thread (a series of small objects) on a string用线穿, 串起：
he collected stones with holes in them and strung them on a strong cord.
他收集有孔的石头并用一根牢固的绳子把它们串起来。
be strung
be arranged in a long line使排成一行, 使排成一列：the houses were strung along the road.
房子沿着路边排成行。
string something together
add items to one another to form a series or coherent whole把…连在一起：he can't string two sentences together.
他无法把两个句子连接在一起。
- with obj. fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow)给（乐器, 球拍, 弓）配弦：
the harp had been newly strung.
那架竖琴新近刚换过弦。
- with obj. remove the strings from (a bean)去掉（豆荚）的筋。
- with obj. informal, chiefly N. Amer. hoax〈非正式, 主北美〉欺骗, 戏弄, 愚弄：
I'm not stringing you - I'll eat my shirt if it's not true.
我不骗你。如果不是真的, 我就把衬衫吞下去。
- no obj. work as a stringer in journalism当特约记者：
he strings for almost every French radio service.
他几乎为每一家法国电台当特约记者。
- no obj. Billiards determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from baulk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion【台球】确定击球顺序。
have many strings to one's bow
- 见
BOW1 .
how long is a piece of string?
- used to indicate that something cannot be given a finite measurement你知道一根绳子有多长？（表示不能给出确切尺寸）。
no strings attached
- informal used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions〈非正式〉无附加条件。
on a string
- under one's control or influence受…的控制; 受…的影响：
I keep all three men on a string and never make a choice.
我把三个男人都吊住, 从不选定哪个。
stringless
adjectivestring-like
adjectivestring along
- informal stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient〈非正式〉陪伴, 伴随。
string someone along
- informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions〈非正式〉欺骗, 愚弄：
she had no plans to marry him - she was just stringing him along.
她并不想嫁给他, 只不过是吊住他而已。
string something out
- cause something to stretch out; prolong something使伸展, 使延长。
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string out
stretch out into a long line排成一列, 延伸为一线： the runners string out in a line across the road.
赛跑选手们在路上横排成一行。
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be strung out
be nervous or tense紧张的, 不安的： I often felt strung out by daily stresses.
日常压力经常使我感到紧张不安。
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be strung out
N. Amer. be under the influence of alcohol or drugs〈北美〉喝醉的; 吸了毒的： he died, strung out on booze and cocaine.
他死于酗酒和吸食可卡因。
string someone/thing up
- hang something up on strings用绳吊挂。
- kill someone by hanging绞死, 吊死。
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be strung up
Brit. be tense or nervous〈英〉紧张的, 不安的。