单词	string
释义	noun | verb stringstring1 /strɪŋ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYstring1 Origin: Old English streng 1THREAD [countable, uncountable] a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things:  a piece of string The pen was hanging from a string on the wall.2GROUP/SERIES [countable] a)a number of similar things or events coming one after another: string of a string of questions about my past b)a line of similar things: string of a string of tiny islands off the coast c)a group of similar things: string of She owns a string of health clubs.3no strings (attached) having no special conditions or limits on an agreement, relationship, etc.:  Howard’s lent me the money with no strings attached.4a string of pearls/beads/lights etc. several objects of the same kind connected with a thread, chain, etc. SYN strand5MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS the strings [plural] (also the string section) eng. lang. arts the part of an orchestra that consists of stringed instruments, such as violins6ON AN INSTRUMENT [countable] eng. lang. arts one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon, etc. that is stretched across a musical instrument and produces sound:  a guitar string7ON A RACKET [countable] one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon, etc. that is stretched across a musical instrument and produces sound8COMPUTER PROGRAM [countable] a group of letters, words, or numbers, one after the other, especially in a computer program9first/second/third string a team or group with the highest, second highest, etc. level of skill10have somebody on a string informal to be able to make someone do whatever you want[Origin: Old English streng] → see also G-string, pull strings at pull1 (8), pull the/somebody’s strings at pull1 (9), hold/control the purse strings at purse1 (4), -string noun | verb stringstring2 verb (past tense and past participle strung /strʌŋ/) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE string Simple Form Present I, you, we, they string he, she, it strings Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they strung Present perfect I, you, we, they have strung he, she, it has strung Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had strung Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will string Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have strung Continuous Form Present I am stringing he, she, it is stringing you, we, they are stringing Past I, he, she, it was stringing you, we, they were stringing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been stringing he, she, it has been stringing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been stringing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be stringing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been stringing 1to put things together onto a thread, chain, etc.:  She strung the beads on a cord.2[always + adv./prep.] to hang things in a line, high up, especially for decoration: string something up/along/across etc. Paper lanterns were strung up across the courtyard.3be strung (out) along/across etc. something written to be spread out in a long line SYN string out:  The 200 houses are strung along a narrow five-mile road.4eng. lang. arts to put a string or a set of strings onto a musical instrument → see also high-strung, strung outstring somebody along phrasal verb informal to deceive someone for a long time by making him or her believe that you will help him or her, that you love him or her, etc.:  He’s never going to marry you – he’s just stringing you along.string something ↔ out phrasal verb informal to make something last longer:  The process could string out the dispute for months.string something ↔ together phrasal verb1to combine two or more things together to make something that is complete, good, useful, etc., especially when you have trouble doing it:  He managed to string together enough financial aid to go to college.2string words/phrases/sentences together to say or write something that makes sense to other people, especially when you have trouble doing it:  He was so drunk he could hardly string two words together.string up phrasal verb informal1string somebody ↔ up to kill someone by hanging him or her2string something ↔ up to hang something in a high position
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