0 (a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things -- 细绳;线;带
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 -- (乐器的)弦
A violin has four strings. 小提琴有4根弦。
Guitar strings are made from steel or nylon. 现在的吉他弦是由钢丝或尼龙制成的。
You can pluck the strings on a guitar with your fingers or a plectrum. 你可以用手指或拨子拨动吉他的琴弦。
a twelve-string guitar 十二弦吉他
I prefer his compositions for strings. 我更喜欢他为弦乐器组谱写的乐曲。
He played the cello and joined the strings in the school orchestra. 他演奏大提琴,还加入了学校管弦乐团的弦乐器组。
3 one of the thin plastic strings that are stretched between the sides of the frame of a racket used in sport -- (球拍的)弦
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 -- 字符串;信息串
If you type in the search string "ing", the computer will find all the words containing "ing". 如果你输入搜索字符串 ing,计算机会把所有包含ing的单词找出来。
5 consisting of or relating to string instruments -- 由弦乐器组成的;弦乐器的
6 to put strings on a musical instrument -- 给(乐器等)装上弦
7 to put new strings onto a racket used in sport -- 给(球拍等)装上新弦
You ought to have your racket re-strung before the competition. 比赛之前你应该重装一下球拍的弦。
8 to put a string through a number of objects -- 用细绳(或线等)把…串在一起
a loop of string
tangled string
Could you roll up that string for me?
She dropped the book on her foot and let out a string of expletives.
She had a string of lovers before her marriage finally broke up.