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单词 string
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stringnoun

uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/

string noun (ROPE)

B2 [ C or U ] (a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things:

a package tied with string
a ball/piece of string
When you pull the strings, the puppet's arms and legs move.

[ C ] a set of objects joined together in a row on a single rope or thread:

a string of beads/pearls
A string of onions hung from a beam in the kitchen.

More examples

  • 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?

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Cords, ropes, cables & string

  • bell pull
  • bungee
  • cable
  • catgut
  • chain
  • cord
  • flex
  • gut
  • halter
  • harness
  • iron
  • landline
  • lasso
  • leash
  • rein
  • shackles
  • stringy
  • tether
  • tow rope
  • twine

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Things collected in lines or rings

string noun (SERIES)

C2 [ C ] a series of related things or events:

What do you think of the recent string of political scandals?
He had a string of top-20 hits during the 80s.

More examples

  • 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.

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Order and sequence - general words

  • alphabetize
  • back end
  • back end
  • be a chapter of accidents idiom
  • catalogue
  • litany
  • merry-go-round
  • next
  • nth
  • penultimate
  • run
  • running
  • second 1
  • sequential
  • series
  • succession
  • thirdly
  • timeline
  • train
  • vice versa

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string noun (MUSIC)

B2 [ C ] 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:

A violin has four strings.
Guitar strings are made from steel or nylon.
You can pluck the strings on a guitar with your fingers or a plectrum.
a twelve-string guitar
strings [ plural ]

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:

I prefer his compositions for strings.
He played the cello and joined the strings in the school orchestra.

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Musical instruments

  • accordion
  • alphorn
  • alto
  • alto recorder
  • bagpipes
  • dulcimer
  • English horn
  • euphonium
  • fingerboard
  • flugelhorn
  • pick
  • pitched
  • plectrum
  • reed
  • reed instrument
  • viol
  • viola
  • violin
  • violoncello
  • vuvuzela

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string noun (SPORT)

[ C ] one of the thin plastic strings that are stretched between the sides of the frame of a racket used in sport

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Tennis & racket sports

  • birdie
  • break
  • break point
  • deuce
  • double
  • fault
  • groundstroke
  • half-volley
  • knock
  • lawn tennis
  • match point
  • passing shot
  • racket
  • racquetball
  • rally
  • seed
  • single
  • smash
  • sweet spot
  • tennis shoe

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string noun (COMPUTING)

[ C ] specialized computing a 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:

If you type in the search string "ing", the computer will find all the words containing "ing".

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Computer concepts

  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • atomicity
  • augmented reality
  • back end
  • clone
  • cloud
  • corruption
  • default to sth
  • electronic
  • gigabyte
  • GUI
  • multimedia
  • reboot
  • template
  • tuple
  • virtual
  • virtually
  • web hosting
  • what you see is what you get idiom

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Idiom(s)

have another/more than one string to your bow
strings attached

stringadjective

uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/

consisting of or relating to string instruments:

the string section
a string quartet
See also
string instrument

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Musical instruments

  • accordion
  • alphorn
  • alto
  • alto recorder
  • bagpipes
  • dulcimer
  • English horn
  • euphonium
  • fingerboard
  • flugelhorn
  • pick
  • pitched
  • plectrum
  • reed
  • reed instrument
  • viol
  • viola
  • violin
  • violoncello
  • vuvuzela

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stringverb [ T ]

uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/strung, strung

string verb [ T ] (MUSIC)

to put strings on a musical instrument:

First you need to learn how to string and tune your guitar.

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Fastening and tying

  • anchor
  • attach
  • be locked together idiom
  • board sth up
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bow 1
  • buckle
  • buckle up
  • hobble
  • ligature
  • mount
  • nail
  • put sth up
  • reef knot
  • rivet
  • rope
  • twist tie
  • tying
  • yoke

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string verb [ T ] (SPORT)

to put new strings onto a racket used in sport:

You ought to have your racket re-strung before the competition.

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Tennis & racket sports

  • birdie
  • break
  • break point
  • deuce
  • double
  • fault
  • groundstroke
  • half-volley
  • knock
  • lawn tennis
  • match point
  • passing shot
  • racket
  • racquetball
  • rally
  • seed
  • single
  • smash
  • sweet spot
  • tennis shoe

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string verb [ T ] (BEADS, ETC.)

to put a string through a number of objects:

Would you help me string these beads?

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Fastening and tying

  • anchor
  • attach
  • be locked together idiom
  • board sth up
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bow 1
  • buckle
  • buckle up
  • hobble
  • ligature
  • mount
  • nail
  • put sth up
  • reef knot
  • rivet
  • rope
  • twist tie
  • tying
  • yoke

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Phrasal verb(s)

string sb along
string sth out
string sth together
string sb up
string sth up
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