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straw  
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KK:[strɒ] DJ:[strɒː]
  • n. 稻草;吸管;没有价值的东西

名复: straws  

权威释义

n.

  1. 稻草,麦秆[U]
  2. (一根)稻草,麦秆[C]
  3. 吸管[C]
  4. 没有价值的东西[S]

短语

a straw in the wind

  1. 预兆

catch at a straw

  1. (落水者)连一根稻草也想抓住;作最后的绝望挣扎

the last/final straw

  1. 最后一击

辨析

同义:

n.(叶)柄,茎,梗

stalk spear blade spire shoot stem reed sprig

n.干草,饲料

hay fodder silage chaff

n.琐事,不中用,不值钱的东西,微粒,斑点

trifle least bit pin bean row of beans tinker's dam damn darn hoot two hoots cent two cents red cent farthing brass farthing speck jot tittle

同义参见:

gold yellow

以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》

n.

  1. dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving.
  2. a single dried stalk of grain.
  3. a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a glass or bottle.
  4. a pale yellow colour like that of straw.
  5. [with neg.] anything or at all:

Phrase

  • clutch (or grasp or catch) at straws
    resort in desperation to unlikely or inadequate means of salvation. [from the proverb a drowning man will clutch at a straw.]
  • draw the short straw
    be chosen to perform an unpleasant task.
  • the last (or final) straw
    a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel's back.]
  • a straw in the wind
    a slight hint of future developments.

Derivative

  • strawy adj.

Etymology

OE strēaw, of Gmc origin; rel. to strew.

以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》


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