Unstring
[ʌn'striŋ]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
(v. t.) To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.
(v. t.) To relax the tension of; to loosen.
(v. t.) Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.
整理:罗德尼
解釋/意思:
v.t. to take the strings off: to relax or loosen.—adjs. Unstringed′; Unstrung′.
手打:洛伊斯
例句/造句/用法:
- The quiver was not emptied, nor the bow unstrung. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The nerves of Mr Dolls,' remarked Eugene to Lightwood, 'are considerably unstrung. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- My only excuse is that my nerves must be unstrung--which is no excuse at all. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- I am all unstrung. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Well, he is not a ghost; yet every nerve I have is unstrung: for a moment I am beyond my own mastery. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Clayton, my boy, I know you are tired out and unstrung, but that's no reason why you should make an ass of yourself. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
錄入:斯科特