phrase[ plural ] the group of instruments that have strings and are played with a bow or with the fingers, or the players in a musical group who play these instruments: 弦乐器;弦乐器组 I prefer his compositions for strings.我更喜欢他为弦乐器组谱写的乐曲。 He played the cello and joined the strings in the school orchestra.他演奏大提琴，还加入了学校管弦乐团的弦乐器组。 The conductor called an extra rehearsal for the strings. She's head of strings at an expensive private school. Can I hear the strings from bar 54, please? See also