straw
[NOUN]
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。
NOUN. 名词
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。
PHRASE. 习语
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