string
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR String is thin rope made of twisted threads, used for tying things together or tying up packages. 細繩
He held out a small bag tied with string. 他遞出一個用細繩系著的小包。
2. N-COUNT A string of things is a number of them on a piece of string, thread, or wire. 串
She wore a string of pearls around her neck. 她戴了一串珍珠在她的脖子上。
3. N-COUNT A string of places or objects is a number of them that form a line. 排
The landscape is broken only by a string of villages. 這風景僅僅是被一排村莊所破壞。
4. N-COUNT A string of similar events is a series of them that happen one after the other. 一連串
The incident was the latest in a string of attacks. 該事件是一連串攻擊中最近的一起。
5. N-COUNT 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. (樂器的) 弦
He went off to change a guitar string. 他離開了去換一根吉他弦。
6. N-PLURAL Thestrings are the section of an orchestra which consists of stringed instruments played with a bow. 弦樂器
The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist. 這些弦樂器爲那個獨奏縯員縯奏的幾個樂段提供了的背景樂。
7. PHRASE If something is offered to you with no strings attached or with no strings, it is offered without any special conditions. 不帶附加條件
Aid should be given to developing countries with no strings attached. 援助應該不帶附加條件地被提供給發展中國家。
8. PHRASE If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly. 動用關系
Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in. 托尼確信他能動用一些關系把你弄進來。
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string /strɪŋ/ (stringing,strung,strings)
剑桥词典
- a loop of string
- tangled string
- Could you tie this piece of string for me?
- He wound the string into a ball .
- Could you roll up that string for me?
- She dropped the book on her foot and let out a string of expletives .
- She had a string of lovers before her marriage finally broke up.
- This is the latest in a string of attacks in the region .
- He's had a string of glamorous girlfriends .
- The group is thought to be responsible for a string of atrocities .
string noun (ROPE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ](a piece of) strong , thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things
細繩；線；帶
a package tied with string 用細繩綑紥的包裹
a ball /piece of string 線團／一根細繩
When you pull the strings, the puppet's arms and legs move . 你扯動細繩，木偶的手腳就會動。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a set of objects joined together in a row on a single rope or thread
一串
a string of beads /pearls 一串珠子／珍珠
A string of onions hung from a beam in the kitchen . 廚房的橫梁上掛著一串洋蔥。
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string noun (SERIES)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a series of related things or events
一系列；一連串
What do you think of the recent string of political scandals ? 你怎麽看最近一連串的政治醜聞？
He had a string of top-20 hits during the 80s. 80年代，他創作了一系列進入排行榜前20名的作品。
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string noun (MUSIC)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a thin wire that is stretched across a musical instrument and is used to produce a range of notes depending on its thickness , length , and tightness
（樂器的）弦
A violin has four strings. 小提琴有4根弦。
Guitar strings are made from steel or nylon . 現在的吉他弦是由鋼絲或尼龍制成的。
You can pluck the strings on a guitar with your fingers or a plectrum . 你可以用手指或撥子撥動吉他的琴弦。
a twelve-string guitar 十二弦吉他
strings [ 名詞的複數形式 ]
the group of instruments that have strings and are played with a bow or with the fingers , or the players in a musical group who play these instruments
弦樂器；弦樂器組
I prefer his compositions for strings. 我更喜歡他爲弦樂器組譜寫的樂曲。
He played the cello and joined the strings in the school orchestra . 他縯奏大提琴，還加入了學校琯弦樂團的弦樂器組。
string noun (SPORT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]one of the thin plastic strings that are stretched between the sides of the frame of a racket used in sport
（球拍的）弦
string noun (COMPUTING)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] computing specializeda usually short piece of text consisting of letters , numbers , or symbols that is used in computer processes such as searching through large amounts of information
字符串；信息串
If you type in the search string "ing", the computer will find all the words containing "ing". 如果你輸入搜索字符串 ing，計算機會把所有包含ing的單詞找出來。
習語
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