- [uncountable, countable]
long, thin material used for tying things together, made of several threads that have been twisted together; a piece of string used to fasten or pull something or keep something in place 细绳;线;带子 a piece/length/ball of string 一根/一段/一团线 He wrapped the package in brown paper and tied it with string. 他用棕色包装纸把包裹包好,又用细绳捆上。 The key is hanging on a string by the door. 钥匙拴在门边的带子上。
Extra ExamplesHe pulled the string tight. 他拉紧绳子。 I cut a length of string to tie up the package. 我剪下一段细绳来捆扎包裹。 There's a knot in the string. 绳上有个结。 Tie the string around the parcel. 把绳子系在包裹上。 He wound the string into a ball. 他把细绳缠成一团。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- taut
- tight
- loose
- …
- bit
- length
- piece
- …
- tie
- tie something up with
- undo
- …
- vest
- in the string
- string of
- [countable]
a set or series of things that are joined together, for example on a string 一串 - [countable] string of something
a series of things or people that come closely one after another 一系列;一连串;一批 The band had a string of hits in the nineties. 这个乐队在90年代获得了一连串的成功。 He owns a string of racing stables. 他有好多个赛马训练场。
Extra ExamplesThere's been a whole string of accidents at that corner. 那个角落发生了一连串的事故。 This is the latest in a string of scandals associated with the president. 这是与总统有关的一系列丑闻中的最新一起。 a tennis player with a long string of successes on grass courts 在草地球场上连续获得成功的网球运动员 After winning a string of elections, the party suddenly went into decline. 在赢得一系列选举后,该党突然走向衰落。 He had a whole string of broken relationships in his past. 他过去有一连串破裂的关系。 The treatment is available in a string of clinics across the country. 这种治疗在全国各地的一系列诊所都有。 The company owns a string of casinos in Nevada. 该公司在内华达拥有好多个赌场。
- [countable]
a series of characters (= letters, numbers, etc.) 字符串 to key in/enter a search string 键入/输入搜索字符串
- [countable]
a tightly stretched piece of wire, nylon, or catgut on a musical instrument, that produces a musical note when the instrument is played 弦 Play it on the G string. 以 G 弦演奏。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- open
- guitar
- violin
- …
- tune
- loosen
- tighten
- …
- break
- vibrate
- instrument
- on a/the string
- strings[plural]
the group of musical instruments in an orchestra that have strings, for example violins; the people who play them (管弦乐团的)弦乐器,弦乐器组 compare brass, percussion, woodwind - [countable]
any of the tightly stretched pieces of nylon or natural gut in a racket, used for hitting balls in tennis and some other sports Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2弦 - strings[plural]
special conditions or limits 特定条件(或限制)
for tying/fastening捆/系用
things joined串接物
series系列
computing计算机技术
musical instruments乐器
on tennis racket网球拍
conditions条件
Word OriginOld English streng (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row’ and ‘fit with a string’.
Idioms
(tied to) somebody’s apron strings
have another string/more strings to your bow
- (British English)
to have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to 还另有一手;有两手准备 The exhibition shows that he has other strings to his artistic bow. 展览表明他的艺术弓还有其他弦。
how long is a piece of string?
pull strings (for somebody)
(North American English also pull wires)
- (informal)
to use your influence in order to get an advantage for somebody 凭影响(为某人)谋利益;(为某人)活动,走后门
pull the strings
to control events or the actions of other people 幕后操纵;暗中控制