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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

straw

英  [strɔː]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • straws

    1. [U 不可数名词] 麦杆 , 稻草

    Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley.

    双语例句

    例：

    The barn was full of bales of straw.

    这个谷仓堆满了成捆的麦杆。

    例：

    I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw.

    我跌跌撞撞地走出泥泞来到一个散满稻草的院子。

    2. [C 可数名词] 吸管

    A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth.

    双语例句

    例：

    a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it.

    一瓶插着吸管的柠檬汽水。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • clutch at straws

    1. 抓救命稻草 , 作绝望的挣扎

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    a badly thought-out plan from an administration clutching at straws.

    管理部门情急之下采取的考虑不周的计划。

  • the last straw , the straw that broke the camel's back

    1. 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草 , 最后使人不堪忍受的事

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw.

    教堂同意授给女性神职的决定使他终于忍无可忍。

  • draw the short straw

    1. 抽到下下签 , 被选派去做不愿做的事

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    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，同意在夏日烧烤聚会后开车送其他人回家。

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