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词汇 string up
释义
Phr V
string up
strings, stringing, strung
string up sth or string sth up
to fasten something, especially a decoration, to two points so that it hangs high in the air
We put tables and chairs in the garden and strung up coloured lights in the trees.
string up sb or string sb up
informal to kill someone by hanging them by the neck from a rope
If you want my opinion, I think he should be strung up from the nearest lamp post.
string up
verb to execute someone by hanging UK, 1964
phrasestring up1. 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

string (one) up

To hang one, typically until death. The sheriff told us he'd string us all up if we ever showed our faces in town again. My great-great-grandfather was strung up for his involvement in the rebellion.

string someone up

to hang someone. The sheriff swore he would string Tex up whenever he caught him. He never strung up Tex.

string up

Hang; also, kill by hanging. For example, They strung up their Christmas lights in October, or The mob wanted to string him up on the nearest tree. [Early 1800s]

string up

v.
1. To hang something by a string: All of the neighbors on my street string up the flag in their front yards. The Christmas lights look great—how long did it take to string them up?
2. To equip something with a string: They strung up their fishing rods and headed to the lake to catch some trout. I just bought my first guitar, but I don't know how to string it up or tune it. The band couldn't start the set on time because the fiddle player needed a few minutes to string up.
3. To kill someone by hanging: Do you know what we do to traitors here?—We string them up! The accused murderer was strung up without a fair trial.
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