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"string up" in Chinese (Simplified)

吊起来绞死

Definition

用绳子把某物或某人吊起来。也可指用历史或俚语方式绞死某人,作为惩罚。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'String up' 可指用线绳挂起物品(如灯),在历史或俚语中也可指处决某人(一般为绞刑),后者含义较为严重,需谨慎使用。不要与 'string along'(欺骗)混淆。

Examples

Let's string up some lights for the party.

我们来**挂起**一些灯装饰派对吧。

The workers strung up a banner across the street.

工人们在街上**挂起了**横幅。

You should string up the bird feeder in the tree.

你应该把喂鸟器**吊在**树上。

I saw them string up a hammock between those two trees.

我看到他们在两棵树之间**挂起了**吊床。

Back in the day, people would threaten to string up outlaws.

以前人们常常威胁要把歹徒**绞死**。

If you break the rules again, the coach might string you up in front of everyone!

如果你再次违规,教练可能会当众把你**挂出来示众**!(比喻说法)