straw

[strɔ:]

n.稻草, 吸管, 麦杆
adj.用稻草做的, 用来作稻草的,麦杆色的, 无价值的, 象稻草人的, 非正式民意测验所发现的

n.

1. 稻草, 麦秆[U]

The local people made fancy straw hats for sale.

当地居民制作花式草帽出售。

2. (一根)稻草, 麦秆[C]

Straws are hollow.

麦杆是空心的。

3. 吸管[C]

The boy was drinking milk through a straw.

那男孩在用吸管吸牛奶。

Children enjoy drinking juice through a straw.

孩子喜欢用吸管喝果汁。

4. 没有价值的东西[S]

He doesn't care a straw.

他毫不在乎。

词形变化

形容词: strawy |

词义辨析

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  

英英释义

名词 straw:

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

同义词：chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble

a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white

同义词：pale yellow

a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth

同义词：drinking straw

动词 straw:

cover or provide with or as if with straw

spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

同义词：strew

形容词 straw:

of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored

短语词组

a straw in the wind

1. 预兆

There is a straw in the wind indicating that peace is around the corner.

有迹象表明和平即将来临。

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

A drowning man will catch at a straw.

病急乱投医。

the last/final straw

1. 最后一击

The last of these rows seems to have been the last straw.

这场口角看来是彻底破裂的导火线。

补充

strawstraw英:[strɔ:] 美:[strɔ]n.1.稻草, 麦秆There are a lot of straws in the shed.棚子里有许多稻草。2.吸管May I have a straw for my drink?给我一根喝饮料的吸管好吗?3.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。

例句

1. a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it一瓶插着吸管的柠檬汽水 2. I wouldn't give a straw for his chances.他有没有机会, 我根本就不在意。 3. I don't care a straw for her.我对她一点儿也不在乎。 4. a badly thought-out scheme from a Government clutching at straws作垂死挣扎的政府经过深思熟虑后得出的烂计划 5. 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 6. Shall we draw straws to find out who goes first?我们抽签决定谁先走好吗？ 7. They had to draw straws in a lottery for the two remaining places.他们只好凭运气抽签决定最后两个席位的归属。 8. They get the short straw in terms of social prestige.他们运气不佳, 一直未能获得社会威望。 9. For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw.教会同意授予女性神职的决定使他终于忍无可忍。 10. 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。 11. Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw that broke 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。 12. Young students squat on straw mats.年轻的学生蹲坐在草垫上。 13. [as modifier]a straw hat.一顶草帽。 14. [as modifier]a dull straw colour.单调的淡黄色。 15. it seemed as if the words were merely straw.好像那些话只是些废话。 16. if he finds you here, my life won't be worth a straw.如果他发现你在这里，我的命就一文不值了。 17. the tramp sat chewing a straw.那流浪汉坐在那里，嘴里嚼着一根干草。 18. we had to draw straws for the food we had.我们须抽签决定如何分我们的食物。 19. his affair was the last straw.他的风流事是最终导致失败的因素。 20. a straw hat草帽 21. a bed/pile of straw一层/一堆稻草 22. a straw hat/mat草帽/席 23. He was chewing on a straw.他嘴里嚼着一根稻草。 24. He asked for a straw for his iced tea.他要一根吸管喝冰茶。 25. She drank the juice through a straw.她用吸管喝果汁。 26. "I asked her for a loan. I didn't think she'd agree, but at that point I was grasping at straws."我向她借了钱。我知道她是不会同意的，但是当时我是不放过任何一个机会。 27. A few straws in the wind—such as increased tourism and shopping—suggest that the economy is improving.一些迹象，比如旅游和购物消费的增长，表明经济正在好转。 28. "It had been a difficult week, so when the car broke down, it was the last straw."那本已是艰难的一周，所以当车坏掉时我们终于不堪忍受了。