Word · Frequency #2170
string
串起；用线穿
to put (things) on a string, one after another
- 1.
To put (items) on a string.
将物品串在一起。
- 2.
To put strings on (something).
给某物装上弦。
- 3.
To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
将某物拉伸成线状,或将人排成一列。
- 4.
To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
将球击向桌子末端并返回,以决定哪位玩家开局。
- 5.
To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
故意声称某种鸟存在而实际上没有；故意误导其他观鸟者关于鸟类出现的情况,尤其是稀有鸟类；将普通鸟误认为稀有物种。
给…装弦；上弦；使成行；排成一行；拉成丝状；（台球）比球定开球权；谎报看见（稀有鸟）；误将常见鸟认作稀有鸟；将物品串在一起。
In use
We strung the popcorn and cranberries to make decorations.
She is stringing the beads carefully to make a necklace.
They string the chilies together and hang them in the sun to dry.
Verb forms
base string · third person strings · -ing stringing · past strung · past participle strung
不规则动词：string的过去式和过去分词均为strung。
Connections
Collocations
- string beads
- 串珠子
- The children strung the beads into a necklace.孩子们把珠子串成了一条项链。
- string a guitar
- 给吉他装弦
- He strung his guitar with new steel strings.他给吉他装上了新的钢弦。
- string words together
- 连词成句
- He was so tired he could barely string two words together.他累得几乎说不出连贯的话。
- string out
- 使排成一行；沿…延伸
- The houses were strung out along the coast.房屋沿海岸排成一线。
Idioms & figurative uses
- string along
- 哄骗；吊着某人的胃口He's not really going to pay you back; he's just stringing you along.他不会真的还你钱，只是在哄骗你。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一根线(string)把珠子串起来：动词string就是‘用线串成一串、排成一行’，拉长的细线也像丝状。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：手工制作、节日装饰、烹饪备料 作为动词，string 在这个义项（把东西串起来）中是日常具体动作，口语和一般书面语都可见，比较中性；通常用于串珠子、做挂饰或准备串烤等场景，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
Grammar Note
及物动词表示“串起、收紧”等；不及物动词表示“成串”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -ing 结尾，读作 /ɪŋ/，与 string（/strɪŋ/）押韵。注意：像 strange（/streɪndʒ/）这样以 str- 开头但元音不同的单词，虽然拼写相似，读音却完全不同，不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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