straw
noun
strɔː
noun
1
a.
the
dried
stems
of
wheat
or
similar
plants
that
animals
sleep
on,
and
that
are
used
for
making
things
such
as
baskets,
hats
etc
b.
a
single
dried
stem
of
straw
〔单根的〕麦秆，稻草秆
U C
a
straw
hat
草帽
2
a
thin
tube
of
paper
or
plastic
for
sucking
up
liquid
from
a
bottle
or
a
cup
〔喝饮料用的〕吸管
C
She
sipped
her
lemonade
through
a
straw.
她用吸管吸着柠檬水。
3
the last straw the straw that breaks the camel’s back
also
又作
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
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
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
straw in the wind
a
sign
of
what
might
happen
in
the
future
[英] 〔未来事态的〕迹象，征兆，苗头
BrE
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
straw man
a
weak
opponent
or
imaginary
argument
that
can
easily
be
defeated
[美] 稻草人; 不堪一击的假想对手; 不值一驳的虚构论点
AmE