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    straw 的英语意思

    strawstraw /strɔː $ strɒː/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1 a)[uncountable] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc小麦或类似植物的干茎,供动物睡卧,也用于编制篮子、帽子等物品hay:  a straw hat草帽 b)[countable] a single dried stem of straw一根干茎秆2[countable] a thin tube of paper or plastic for sucking up liquid from a bottle or a cup用纸或塑料制成的细管,用于从瓶子或杯子中吸取液体:  She sipped her lemonade through a straw.她用吸管啜饮柠檬水。3the 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一系列麻烦中压垮人的最后一件事,最终使人彻底放弃、发怒等:  Making me work late on Friday was the last straw.让我周五加班是压垮我的最后一根稻草。4be 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竭尽所能地尝试各种方法以求成功,尽管这些方法不太可能奏效5straw in the wind British English a sign of what might happen in the future预示未来可能发生之事的迹象:  There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be getting a little better.已出现一些迹象,表明情况可能正在略有好转。6straw man American English a weak opponent or imaginary argument that can easily be defeated容易被击败的软弱对手或虚构的论点 draw the short straw at draw1(29)