straw [strɔ:] US UK

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n. 稻草，麦杆；吸管

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noun

1.
【释义】

1.1
【释义】

[U] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc

〔干的〕麦秆，稻草，禾秆;

【例句】

a straw hat

草帽

1.2
【释义】

[C] a single dried stem of straw

〔单根的〕麦秆，稻草秆

2.
【释义】

[C] a thin tube of paper or plastic for sucking up liquid from a bottle or a cup

〔喝饮料用的〕吸管:

【例句】

She sipped her lemonade through a straw.

她用吸管吸着柠檬水。

3.
【释义】

the last straw also the straw that breaks the camel's back, the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc

压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草，〔一系列问题中〕最终使人无法承受的事，终于使人不堪重负的因素:

【例句】

Making me work late on Friday was the last straw.

让我周五加班到很晚终于让我不堪忍受了。

4.
【释义】

be clutching / grasping at straws, to be trying everything you can to succeed, even though the things you are doing are not likely to help or work

〔在危难中〕抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会

5.
【释义】

straw in the wind, [BrE] a sign of what might happen in the future

〔未来事态的〕迹象，征兆，苗头:

【例句】

There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be getting a little better.

一些迹象显示情况可能会稍有好转。

6.
【释义】

straw man, [AmE] a weak opponent or imaginary argument that can easily be defeated

稻草人; 不堪一击的假想对手; 不值一驳的虚构论点

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