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词汇 string-up
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string someone up


phrasal verb with stringverb[ T ]uk /strɪŋ/ us /strɪŋ/strung | strung
informal
to kill someone by hanging them by the neck from a rope, usually as a punishment for a crime: 吊死(某人),绞死(某人)
He's one of those old-fashioned types who thinks criminals ought to be strung up.他是那种老式思维的人,认为杀人犯都应该被绞死。
to punish someone severely: 严厉惩罚(某人)
He ought to be strung up for what he said about his mother.他那样说他母亲真该被严惩。
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string something up


phrasal verb with stringverb[ T ]uk /strɪŋ/ us /strɪŋ/strung | strung
to tie or fix the ends of a long, thin object to two points that are high up, allowing the rest of it to hang freely: 系,挂;吊起
Let's string up a banner at the front of the house to welcome him home.我们在房子前面挂上横幅欢迎他回家吧。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hanging and suspending
be dripping with somethingidiom
cascade
dangle
dangle from something
dangly
drape
drooping
droopingly
droopy
flow
hang
hung
pendant
pendulous
rehang
sag
saggy
sling
string
suspend
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