straw
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. 麦杆; 稻草
The barn was full of bales of straw. 这个谷仓堆满了成捆的麦杆。
I stumbled through mud to a garden strewn with straw. 我跌跌撞撞地走过泥泞来到一个散满稻草的院子。
2. N-COUNT A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth. 吸管
...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it. …一瓶插着吸管的柠檬汽水。
3. ADJ having little value or substance 无价值的; 无实质的[美国英语]
4. PHRASE If you are clutching at straws or grasping at straws, you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed. 抓救命稻草
...a badly thought-out plan from an administration clutching at straws. …一个管理部门抓救命稻草而制定的一个考虑不周的计划。
5. PHRASE If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer. 使人一忍再忍的一系列事件的最后一件
For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw. 对他来说,教堂允许妇女被授予圣职的决定使他再也不能容忍下去了。
6. PHRASE If you draw the short straw, you are chosen from a number of people to perform a job or duty that you will not enjoy. 下下签
...if a few of your guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home after your summer barbecue. …如果你的几位客人抽到了下下签,并同意在你的夏日烧烤聚会后开车送其他人回家。
返回 straw
straw /strɔː/ (straws)
剑桥词典
- straw matting
- Prisoners slept on straw mats .
- Add a layer of straw to your compost heap before adding more grass clippings .
- The calf was sitting , quite still, on bed of straw.
- She had little pieces of straw in her hair .
straw noun (DRIED STEMS)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the dried , yellow stems of crops such as wheat , used as food for animals or as a layer on the ground for animals to lie on, and for making traditional objects
禾秆;麦秆;稻草
a bale of straw 一捆稻草
a straw basket /hat 草编篮/草帽
straw-coloured hair 浅黄色的头发
例句
straw noun (TUBE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a thin tube made of plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth
吸管
Why don't you drink your milk through a straw? 你为什么不用吸管喝牛奶?
习语
clutch/grasp at strawsthe final/last straw
straw in the wind 返回 straw