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词汇 string
释义
string
1. noun
1
being hoaxed; being kept under control UK, 1958.
2
the group of prostitutes working for a particular pimp US, 1913
2. verb
to manipulate a wire into a slot machine to trigger the free-play mechanism US, 1985
idiomstringhave/keep sb on a stringused when you disapprove because someone can control another person and make them do what they want:Don't you realize Mandy's keeping you on a string just in case she can't find anyone else?She knew exactly where he was and what time he'd be back. She's got him on a string, hasn't she?
phrasestring[strung, strung, stringing]
string along 1. string sb along informal to deceive someone for a long time, especially by pretending that you love them or that you will help them in some way: "She had no intention of marrying him, then?" "No, she was just stringing him along." Are you serious about lending me the money; you're not stringing me along? SIMILAR TO: lead on, deceive2. string along BrE spoken to go somewhere with someone, especially because you have nothing else to do: I thought I'd string along to see what they were up to.+with If you're going into town, I'll string along with you. SIMILAR TO: tag along informal
string out 1. string out sthstring sth out usually passive if something is strung out somewhere, it is spread there in a long line: Tables had been set up in the meadow and lights strung out in the trees. I could see the village in the distance, the tiny shops and houses strung out along the bay.2. string out sthstring sth out informal to make something last for a longer period of time than is wanted or necessary: There was no point in stringing the relationship out - she would just tell him that it was over and leave. a process that could string out the dispute for months SIMILAR TO: drag out, prolong formal
string together 1. string together sthstring sth together to join things together, adding one thing after another: a series of computer commands that are strung together on a single line Disney wanted to do more than string short cartoons together; he wanted to make a full-length animated movie.2. string words/a sentence together to succeed in saying something that other people can understand: He'd had so much to drink that he couldn't even think, let alone string a sentence together. I used to speak really good Spanish, but I don't think I could string two words together now.
string up 1. string up sthstring sth up to fasten something in a high position, especially something that forms a long line: Workmen were busy stringing up the Christmas lights in the centre of town. On summer evenings he would lie in the hammock strung up in the tiny courtyard.2. string up sbstring sb up to kill someone by tying a rope around their neck and making them hang from it: If he's the bomber, they ought to string him up! films about tough lawmen coming to town to string up horse thieves SIMILAR TO: hang
See:
  • another string to (one's) bow
  • another string to your bow
  • apron string
  • apron strings
  • apron strings, tied to (someone's)
  • apron-string hold
  • apron-string tenure
  • be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings
  • be tied to (something's) apron strings
  • be tied to something's apron strings
  • be tied to your mother's apron strings
  • control the purse strings
  • control/hold the purse strings
  • cut the apron strings
  • harp on
  • harp on one string
  • harp on the same string
  • have (someone) on a string
  • have (someone) on the string
  • have a second string to (one's) bow
  • have a second string to your bow
  • have another string to (one's) bow
  • have another string/more strings to your bow
  • have many strings to (one's) bow
  • have more strings to (one's) bow
  • have more than one string to (one's) bow
  • have more than one string to fiddle
  • have no strings attached
  • have on the string
  • have someone on a string
  • have strings attached
  • have the world on a string
  • have two strings to (one's) bow
  • have/keep somebody on a string
  • hold the purse strings
  • How long is a piece of string?
  • keep (one) on a string
  • latch string is always out
  • loosen the apron strings
  • loosen the purse strings
  • no strings
  • no strings attached
  • on a string
  • on the string
  • play on the/(one's) heartstrings
  • pull (some/a few) strings
  • pull strings
  • pull strings, to
  • pull the string
  • pull the strings
  • purse strings
  • second string
  • shoestring budget
  • streak of bad luck
  • streak of good luck
  • string (one) up
  • string along
  • string bean
  • string out
  • string to (one's) bow
  • string together
  • string up
  • strings attached
  • the first string
  • the latch string is always out
  • third string
  • tied to (one's) apron strings
  • tied to apron strings
  • tied to his mother's apron strings
  • tied to mother's apron strings
  • tied to someone's apron strings
  • tighten the purse strings
  • two strings to (one's) bow
  • two strings to one's bow
  • with no strings attached
  • with strings
  • with strings attached
  • without any strings attached
  • your mother's, wife's, etc. apron strings
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