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英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词bind up connect tie thread line

n. 线，细绳；一串，一行
vt. 扎，缚；使排成一列，串起；伸展，拉直
vi. 连成一串；排成一列
n. (String)人名；(德)施特林；(瑞典)斯特林

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词态变化

复数: strings;第三人称单数: strings;过去式: strung;过去分词: strung;现在分词: stringing;

中文词源

string 线，绳，弦，串，带子，肌腱

来自古英语 streng,线，绳，弦，肌腱，韧带，来自 Proto-Germanic*strangiz,线，绳子，来自

英英释意

1. a lightweight cord

2. stringed instruments that are played with a bow;: "the strings played superlatively well"

3. a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

4. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding;: "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"

5. a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)

6. a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening;: "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"

7. a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

8. a necklace made by a stringing objects together;: "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

英文词源

string: string: [OE] String is etymologically something that has been pulled ‘taut’ or ‘stiff’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic base *strang-, denoting ‘taut, stiff’, which also produced English strong.
=> strong
string (n.): Old English streng "line, cord, thread, string of a bow or harp," in plural "tackle, rigging; lineage, race," from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (cognates: Old Norse strengr, Danish streng, Middle Dutch strenge, Dutch streng, Old High German strang, German Strang "rope, cord"), from *strang- "taut, stiff," from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow." Gradually restricted by early Middle English to lines that are smaller than a rope. Sense of "a number of objects arranged in a line" first recorded late 15c.

Old English meaning "ligaments, tendons" is preserved in hamstring, heartstrings. Meaning "limitations, stipulations" (1888) is American English, probably from the common April Fool's joke of leaving a purse that appears to be full of money on the sidewalk, then tugging it away with an attached string when someone stoops to pick it up.

To pull strings "control the course of affairs" (1860) is from the notion of puppet theater. First string, second string, etc. in athletics (1863) is from archers' custom of carrying spare bowstrings in the event that one breaks. Strings "stringed instruments" is attested from mid-14c. String bean is from 1759; string bikini is from 1974.
string (v.): c. 1400, "to fit a bow with a string," from string (n.). Meaning "to thread (beads, etc.) on a string" is from 1610s. Of musical instruments from 1520s (stringed instrument is from c. 1600). To string (someone) along is slang from 1902; string (v.) in the sense "deceive" is attested in British dialect from c. 1812; perhaps ultimately from the musical instrument sense and with a notion of "to 'tune' someone (for some purpose)." Related: Stringed (later strung); stringing.

同义词辨析

string, rope, line, cord, thread, wire

这些名词均含"线"之意。

string：普通用词，指捆绑小件物品的细绳或细带子。

rope：指用于捆绑大物件的粗壮而坚固的绳子，一般用绵、毛、麻、金属或其它材料制成。

line：普通用词，含义广泛，指任何一种线，常作引申用。

cord指比string粗，比rope细，较牢固，通常用于捆扎较小物品的线或绳。用作引申当约束讲。

thread：普通用词，指用棉、毛、丝或纤维等纹成的很细的线，通常用于缝纫、纺织等。

wire：专指用金属制成的线。

考试真题

Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year- old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip.

Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example.

Some scientistsmaintain that the changes we are seeing fall within the range of random (无规律的) variation—some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm yearsrecently—but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.

A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management- especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe.

As a News Feature article in Nature discusses, a string of lucrative awards for researchers have joined the Nobel Prizes in recent years.

A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee's safety and Entergy's management– especially after the company ma

When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers -- but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses.

词组搭配

have many strings to one's bow

见 bow

how long is a piece of string?

used to indicate that something cannot be given a finite measurement

你知道一根绳子有多长？（表示不能给出确切尺寸）

no strings attached

(informal)used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions

(非正式)无附加条件

on a string

under one's control or influence

受…的控制，受…的影响

I keep all three men on a string and never make a choice.
我把三个男的都吊住，从不选定哪个。

string along

(informal)stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient

(非正式)陪伴，伴随

string someone along

(informal)mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions

(非正式)欺骗，愚弄

she had no plans to marry him—she was just stringing him along.
她并不想嫁给他，只不过是吊住他而已。

string something out

cause something to stretch out; prolong something

延长，展开成行

string someone/thing up

hang something up on strings

用绳吊挂

(be strung up)(Brit.)be tense or nervous

(英)紧张的，不安的

string along 【非正式用语】

To go along with something; agree.

赞成某事；同意

To keep (someone) waiting or in a state of uncertainty.

使（某人）不断等待或吊…的胃口

To fool, cheat, or deceive.

愚弄，欺骗

string up 【非正式用语】

To kill (someone) by hanging.

吊死

on the string

Under one's complete control or influence.

在某人的彻底控制或影响下

实用场景例句

a piece/length of string: 一根 / 一段细绳

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。

a string of pearls: 一串珍珠

The molecules join together to form long strings.: 分子连接在一起形成长串。

a string of hits: 接二连三的成功

He owns a string of racing stables.: 他有好多个赛马训练场。

The opening theme is taken up by the strings.: 开始的主旋律由弦乐继续发展。

Major loans like these always come with strings.: 诸如此类的大宗贷款总有一些附带条件。

It's a business proposition, pure and simple. No strings attached .: 这只是个业务建议，仅此而已，没有任何附带条件。

Flags were strung out along the route.: 沿途悬挂着旗子。

The route was strung with flags.: 沿途悬挂着旗子。

She had strung the shells on a silver chain.: 她把贝壳串在一条银链子上。

He held out a small bag tied with string.: 他拿出一个系着细绳的小袋子。

...a shiny metallic coin on a string.: 拴在绳子上的闪闪发亮的金属硬币

She wore a string of pearls around her neck.: 她脖子上戴着一串珍珠。

...a string of fairy lights.: 一串圣诞树小彩灯

The landscape is broken only by a string of villages...: 这片风景中只有一排村庄。

A string of five rowing boats set out from the opposite bank.: 5 只划艇排成一行从对岸出发了。

The incident was the latest in a string of attacks...: 这是一连串袭击事件中最近的一起。

Between 1940 and 1943 he had a string of 62 consecutive victories.: 他在 1940 年至 1943 年间连续 62 次获胜。

He went off to change a guitar string.: 他出去换一根吉他弦。

...a twenty-one-string harp.: 21 弦的竖琴

The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist...: 弦乐组为独奏乐章配上了动听的背景乐。

There was a 20-member string section.: 有一个 20 人组成的弦乐器组。

He had strung a banner across the wall.: 他在墙上挂了条横幅。

I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow.: 我会很多手艺，永远都不会没饭吃。

Aid should be given to developing countries with no strings attached.: 应该不带任何附加条件地向发展中国家提供援助。

...no-strings grants that last for five years.: 为期5 年的无附加条件的援助赠款

Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.: 托尼有把握可以托关系让你进去。