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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2170 COCA: 2671

string

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Related topics: Daily life, Computers
string1 /strɪŋ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
1  parcel.jpg thread 線 [countableC, uncountableU]D a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things 〔由幾股合成的〕線；細繩；帶子 → rope
Her key hung on a string around her neck.
她的鑰匙穿了根繩子挂在脖子上。
a ball of string
一團細繩
I need a piece of string to tie this package.
我需要一根繩子來捆這個包裹。
→5 see picture at 見圖 rope1
2  group/series 組/系列 [countableC]
a) SERIESa number of similar things or events coming one after another 一連串，一系列〔事件等〕 SYN series
string of
a string of hit albums
一系列熱門專輯
b) GROUP OF THINGSa group of similar things 一系列〔類似的事物〕
string of
She owns a string of health clubs.
她擁有多家健身俱樂部。
c) technicalTD a group of letters, words, or numbers, especially in a computer program 〔尤指計算機程序中的〕字符串
3  no strings (attached) CONDITION/something THAT MUST BE DONEhaving no special conditions or limits on an agreement, relationship etc 〔協議、關系等〕無附帶條件的，無任何限制的
The policy offers 15% interest, with no strings attached.
這份保單提供 15% 的利息，沒有任何附帶條件。
Examples from the Corpus
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/燈/珠子等
Examples from the Corpus
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 音樂
a) [countableC]APM one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon etc that are stretched across a musical instrument and produce sound 〔樂器的〕弦
b) the strings/the string sectionAPM the people in an orchestra or band who play musical instruments that have strings, such as violins 〔管弦樂團或樂隊的〕弦樂器部，弦樂器組
→4  See picture of 見圖 PIANO 1 →5 see picture at 見圖 piano1
6  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
一個一流的四分衛
7  have somebody on a string informalOBEY to be able to make someone do whatever you want 操縱[支配]某人
Susie has her mother on a string.
蘇茜竟能任意支使她的媽媽。
Examples from the Corpus
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 有兩手準備
→ 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
Related topics: Music
string2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp strung /strʌŋ/) [transitiveT]
1  PUTto put things together onto a thread, chain etc 用〔線、鏈等〕穿起來
beads strung on a silver chain
穿在銀鏈上的珠子
2  [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to hang things in a line, usually high in the air, especially for decoration 懸挂〔尤指作爲裝飾〕
string something along/across etc something
Christmas lights were strung from one end of Main Street to the other.
梅因街從這頭到那頭都懸挂着聖誕節彩燈。
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
住宅和店鋪沿海灣排成一行。
Examples from the Corpus
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 給〔樂器〕裝弦
→ highly-strung at highly PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
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.
Origin string1
Old English streng
string1 nounstring2 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2170 COCA: 2671
string

noun¹

 1thin cord細繩ADJECTIVE | ... OF STRING | VERB + STRING | STRING + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤taut, tight拉緊的／繃緊的繩子◇He pulled the string tight.他拉緊繩子。➤loose鬆弛的繩子▸➤tangled紛亂的線◇He had hair like tangled yellow string.他的頭髮像一團黃線一樣亂蓬蓬的。... OF STRING➤bit, length, piece一小段細繩；一段細繩◇I cut a length of string to tie up the package.我剪下一段細繩來捆紮包裹。➤ball一團細繩VERB + STRING➤tie, tie sth up with用細繩繫住／捆紮某物◇Tie the string around the package.用細繩把包裹捆起來。➤undo, untie把細繩解開▸➤wind把細繩纏起來◇He wound the string into a ball.他把細繩纏成一團。➤dangle (sth) on（把某物）吊在繩上◇Next to the phone, there was a pencil dangling on a string.電話旁邊有支鉛筆吊在一根繩上。STRING + NOUN➤vest (BrE) 網眼背心PREPOSITION➤in the string在細繩上◇There's a knot in the string.繩上有個結。➤string of一串⋯◇a string of pearls一串珍珠
string

noun²

 2on a musical instrument樂器ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRING | STRING + VERB | STRING + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤open（樂器的）空弦▸➤guitar, violin, etc.吉他弦、小提琴弦等▸➤A, G, etc. * A 弦、G 弦等VERB + STRING➤tune調弦▸➤loosen, tighten鬆弦；緊弦▸➤pluck撥弦▸➤change, replace換弦▸➤break弄斷弦STRING + VERB➤break弦斷▸➤vibrate弦顫動STRING + NOUN➤instrument弦樂器PREPOSITION➤on a/the string以⋯弦◇Play it on the G string.以 G 弦演奏。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2170 COCA: 2671
string noun
⇨ rope (a piece of string) ⇨ series (a string of hit records) ⇨ pull strings ⇨ manipulate
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2170 COCA: 2671

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