straw

英 [strɔː]

美 [strɔː]

n. (收割后干燥的)禾秆，麦秆，稻草; 一根禾秆(或麦秆、稻草); (喝饮料用的)吸管

复数：straws　现在分词：strawing　过去式：strawed　第三人称单数：straws　过去分词：strawed　

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习惯用语

clutch/grasp at straws

（在危难中）抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会
to try all possible means to find a solution or some hope in a difficult or unpleasant situation, even though this seems very unlikely

the last/final straw

the straw that breaks the camel's back

压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草；终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事（或因素等）
the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer

a straw in the wind

（预示发生某事的）迹象，苗头，征兆
a small sign of what might happen in the future

make bricks without straw

做无米之炊
to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.

draw the short straw

抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事
to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets.
我抽到了下下签，只得打扫厕所了。

牛津词典

noun

（收割后干燥的）禾秆，麦秆，稻草
stems of wheat or other grain plants that have been cut and dried. Straw is used for making mats , hats, etc., for packing things to protect them, and as food for animals or for them to sleep on.
1. a mattress filled with straw
  稻草填充的垫子
2. a straw hat
  草帽
一根禾秆（或麦秆、稻草）
a single stem or piece of straw
1. He was leaning over the gate chewing on a straw.
  他嘴里嚼着一根麦秆，靠到栅门上。
（喝饮料用的）吸管
a thin tube of plastic or paper that you suck a drink through

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT (干的)稻草，麦秆，禾秆
Strawconsists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley.
1. The barn was full of bales of straw...
  谷仓里堆满了成捆的稻草。
2. I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw.
  我跌跌撞撞地趟过泥地来到一个堆满麦秆的场院。
3. ...a wide-brimmed straw hat.
  宽沿草帽
N-COUNT (喝饮料用的)吸管
Astrawis a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth.
1. ...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it.
  一瓶插着吸管的柠檬水
PHRASE 抓救命稻草;采取极端措施;作绝望的挣扎
If youare clutching at strawsorgrasping at straws, you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed.
1. ...a badly thought-out scheme from a Government clutching at straws.
  政府情急之下采取的考虑欠周的计划
PHRASE 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草;最终使人不堪忍受的事
If an event isthe last straworthe 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.
1. For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw...
  教会同意授给女性神职的决定使他终于忍无可忍。
2. Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war.
  之后出现了经济衰退，财政收入下降，但致命的打击还是那场战争。
PHRASE 下下签;苦差
If you drawthe short straw, you are chosen from a number of people to perform a job or duty that you will not enjoy.
1. ...if a few of your guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home after your summer barbecue.
  如果你的一些客人不幸被抓了壮丁，同意在夏日烧烤野餐结束后开车把其他人送回家
PHRASE 迹象;苗头;征兆
If you say that an incident or piece of news is astraw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
1. The latest straw in the wind is a pick-up in sales among the nation's retail giants.
  最新的迹象是该国几家零售巨头的销售额有所上升。

双语例句

She nestled the eggs safely in the straw in Jim's basket.
她把鸡蛋轻轻地放在吉姆篮子里的稻草上。
Dry straw doesn't weigh much.
干稻草不压秤。
He acted like a drowning man trying to catch at a straw.
他那样做好像一个快要淹死的人拼命想捞救命稻草一样。
Many parents wouldn't dream of buying the stuff for their daughters anyway, as a straw poll among my friends and acquaintances demonstrated.
就我对朋友和熟人所做的调查显示，很多父母无论如何都不会为他们的女儿购买这种东西。
The cart is piled high with straw.
大车上的稻草装得冒尖儿了。
Two peasant women with funny straw hats passed, gravely, leading beautiful smoke-colored donkey.
两个戴着可笑草帽的农妇神情庄重地牵着漂亮的暗灰色的毛驴走了过去。
On top of the cupboards are vast straw baskets which Pat uses for dried flower arrangements
橱柜顶上摆着帕特用来插干花的大草篮。
The straw mattress needs to be aired.
草垫子该晾一晾了。
The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.
这位老农民正把稻草搓成绳子。
Straw can be used both for fodder and for papermaking.
草可以做饲料，也可以造纸。