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strung
(vbl.)string的過去式和過去分詞
String v. t. [imp. Strung p. p. Strung (R. Stringed ); p. pr. & vb. n. Stringing.]
1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.
Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet
With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street? --Gay.
2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it.
For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung,
That not a mountain rears its head unsung. --Addison.
3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
4. To make tense; to strengthen.
Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood. --Dryden.
5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.
6. To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung him along all day until he realized we were kidding. [Slang]
Strung imp. & p. p. of String.
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string
n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: twine]
2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the
strings played superlatively well" [syn: bowed stringed
instrument]
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" [syn: train]
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"
[syn: drawstring, drawing string]
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"; [syn: chain, strand]
v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
"the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried
cranberries" [syn: thread, draw]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together";
"string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: string
up]
3: move or come along [syn: string along]
4: stretch out or arrange like a string
5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the
package"
6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: unstring]
[also: strung]
strung
adj : that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"