strings
n. 樂隊的絃樂器部; 一串( string的名詞複數 ); 一連串; 線; 一系列
v. 裝弦於,上弦( string的第三人稱單數 ); 用線串
String is thin rope made of twisted threads, used for tying things together or tying up parcels.
He held out a small bag tied with string.
他拿出一個繫著細繩的小袋子。
...a shiny metallic coin on a string.
拴在繩子上的閃閃發亮的金屬硬幣
A string of things is a number of them on a piece of string, thread, or wire.
She wore a string of pearls around her neck.
她脖子上戴著一串珍珠。
...a string of fairy lights.
一串聖誕樹小彩燈
A string of places or objects is a number of them that form a line.
The landscape is broken only by a string of villages...
這片風景中只有一排村莊。
A string of five rowing boats set out from the opposite bank.
5 只划艇排成一行從對岸出發了。
A string of similar events is a series of them that happen one after the other.
The incident was the latest in a string of attacks...
這是一連串襲擊事件中最近的一起。
Between 1940 and 1943 he had a string of 62 consecutive victories.
他在 1940 年至 1943 年間連續 62 次獲勝。
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.
He went off to change a guitar string.
他出去換一根吉他弦。
...a twenty-one-string harp.
21 弦的豎琴
The strings are the section of an orchestra which consists of stringed instruments played with a bow.
The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist...
絃樂組為獨奏樂章配上了動聽的背景樂。
There was a 20-member string section.
有一個 20 人組成的絃樂器組。
In computing, a string is a particular series of letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces, for example a word or phrase that you want to search for in a document.
If you string something somewhere, you hang it up between two or more objects.
He had strung a banner across the wall.
他在牆上掛了條橫幅。
If someone has more than one string to their bow, they have more than one ability or thing they can use if the first one they try is not successful.
I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow.
我會很多手藝,永遠都不會沒飯吃。
If something is offered to you with no strings attached or with no strings, it is offered without any special conditions.
Aid should be given to developing countries with no strings attached.
應該不帶任何附加條件地向發展中國家提供援助。
...no-strings grants that last for five years.
為期5 年的無附加條件的援助贈款
If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.
託尼有把握可以託關係讓你進去。
1. the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
The piece segues into his solo with the strings.
曲終後緊接著就是他的絃樂獨奏。
The lower strings contribute a splendid richness of sonority.
下弦能夠產生雄壯渾厚的音響效果。
The bank has been too slow in loosening the purse strings.
銀行一直遲遲不願放開資金。
Women control the purse-strings of most families.
大多數家庭由女性掌握財政大權。
Who holds the purse strings in your house?
你們家裡誰管錢?