• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 同义词
  • 词组
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义
例句
同义词
词组
  • clutch (或 grasp, catch) at straws
    be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation 捞救命稻草,作最后的绝望挣扎
  • draw the short straw
    be the unluckiest of a group of people, especially in being chosen to perform an unpleasant task 抽到下下签(尤指被选中去执行倒霉任务)
  • the last (或 final) straw
    a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a whole series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable 最终使人无法忍受的一击;终于导致失败的因素
  • a straw in the wind
    a slight hint of future developments (预示将来发展的)迹象,预兆,苗头
  • straw in the wind
    A slight hint of something to come. 某事要来的微弱暗示
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-UNCOUNT
    (干的)稻草,麦秆,禾秆
    Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley.
    例句
    The barn was full of bales of straw... 谷仓里堆满了成捆的稻草。 I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw. 我跌跌撞撞地趟过泥地来到一个堆满麦秆的场院。
  • N-COUNT
    (喝饮料用的)吸管
    A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth.
    例句
    ...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it. 一瓶插着吸管的柠檬水
  • PHRASE
    抓救命稻草;采取极端措施;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.
    例句
    ...a badly thought-out scheme from a Government clutching at straws. 政府情急之下采取的考虑欠周的计划
  • PHRASE
    压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草;最终使人不堪忍受的事
    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.
    例句
    For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw... 教会同意授给女性神职的决定使他终于忍无可忍。 Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war. 之后出现了经济衰退,财政收入下降,但致命的打击还是那场战争。
  • PHRASE
    下下签;苦差
    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.
    例句
    ...if a few of your guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home after your summer barbecue. 如果你的一些客人不幸被抓了壮丁,同意在夏日烧烤野餐结束后开车把其他人送回家
  • PHRASE
    迹象;苗头;征兆
    If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
    例句
    The latest straw in the wind is a pick-up in sales among the nation's retail giants. 最新的迹象是该国几家零售巨头的销售额有所上升。
英汉词典释义
  • n.
    稻草, 麦秆
    There are a lot of straws in the shed. 棚子里有许多稻草。
    吸管
    May I have a straw for my drink? 给我一根喝饮料的吸管好吗?
    毫无价值的东西, 无意义的事情
    I don't care a straw for your opinions. 我一点都不在乎你有什么看法。
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
    2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
    3. a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
    4. a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
  • Verb
    1. cover or provide with or as if with straw;
    "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
    2. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic);
    "strew toys all over the carpet"
  • Adjective
    1. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored