string Значение & определение

Значение на string на български

• 0 (a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things:

  • a package tied with string

  • a ball/piece of string

  • When you pull the strings, the puppet's arms and legs move.

  • a string of beads/pearls

  • A string of onions hung from a beam in the kitchen.

• 1 a series of related things or events:

  • What do you think of the recent string of political scandals?

  • He had a string of top-20 hits during the 80s.

• 2 a thin wire that is stretched across a musical instrument and is used to produce a range of notes depending on its thickness, length, and tightness:

  • A violin has four strings.

  • Guitar strings are made from steel or nylon.

  • You can pluck the strings on a guitar with your fingers or a plectrum.

  • a twelve-string guitar

  • I prefer his compositions for strings.

  • He played the cello and joined the strings in the school orchestra.

• 3 one of the thin plastic strings that are stretched between the sides of the frame of a racket used in sport

• 4 a usually short piece of text consisting of letters, numbers, or symbols that is used in computer processes such as searching through large amounts of information:

  • If you type in the search string "ing", the computer will find all the words containing "ing".

• 5 consisting of or relating to string instruments:

  • the string section

  • a string quartet

• 6 to put strings on a musical instrument:

  • First you need to learn how to string and tune your guitar.

• 7 to put new strings onto a racket used in sport:

  • You ought to have your racket re-strung before the competition.

• 8 to put a string through a number of objects:

  • Would you help me string these beads?

• 9 a thin length of cord:

  • [ U ] a piece of string

• 10 a thin wire or cord that is stretched across a musical instrument and produces musical notes when pulled or hit:

  • Guitar strings are made from steel or nylon.

  • Violins, cellos, and double basses are all strings.

• 11 a set of objects joined together in a row on a single cord or thread:

  • a string of pearls

• 12 a series of related things or events:

  • He told the committee a string of lies.

  • Her new novel is the latest in a string of successes.

• 13 to attach a length of string or something similar by the ends, so that the middle hangs:

  • They strung ribbons of bright paper around the room in preparation for the party.

• 14 to put a thread or cord through each of a set of things:

  • The child sat on the floor, stringing wooden beads.

  • fig. I can just barely string together (= say) a couple of sentences in Japanese.

• 15 to use your power or influence to get what you want:

  • She became a journalist for one of the UK's top newspapers after her father pulled strings.

• 16 the person who pulls the strings in a particular organization, situation, etc. makes the important decisions about it and controls it:

  • Shareholders are concerned because they no longer really know who is pulling the strings at the bank.