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straw straw ★★☆☆☆/strɔ͟ː/1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词](干的)稻草，麦秆，禾秆 Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. 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。...a wide-brimmed straw hat.宽沿草帽2[N-COUNT	可数名词](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. ...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it.一瓶插着吸管的柠檬水3[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]...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4[PHRASE	短语]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.   [usu v-link PHR]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。5[PHRASE	短语]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.   [usu v PHR]...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[PHRASE	短语]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.   [straw inflects]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。 strawstraw /strɔː $ strɒː/ ●●○ S3 noun  Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1straw_s2 (2) a)[uncountable] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc → hay:  a straw hat b)[countable] a single dried stem of straw2[countable] a thin tube of paper or plastic for sucking up liquid from a bottle or a cup:  She sipped her lemonade through a straw.3the last straw (also the straw that breaks the camel’s back) the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc:  Making me work late on Friday was the last straw.4be 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 work5straw in the wind British English a sign of what might happen in the future:  There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be getting a little better.6straw man American English a weak opponent or imaginary argument that can easily be defeated → draw the short strawat draw1(29)

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Collins	straw ★★☆☆☆ /strɔ͟ː/ 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](干的)稻草，麦秆，禾秆 Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. 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。 ...a wide-brimmed straw hat. 宽沿草帽 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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. ...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it. 一瓶插着吸管的柠檬水 3 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] ...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 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [usu v-link PHR] 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。 5 [PHRASE 短语]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. [usu v PHR] ...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 [PHRASE 短语]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. [straw inflects] 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。
Oxford	straw / strɔː ; NAmE strɔː / noun 1 [uncountable ] stemsof wheator other grain plants that have been cut and dried. Strawis used for making mats,hats, etc, for packing things to protect them, and as food for animals or for them to sleep on. （收割后干燥的）禾秆，麦秆，稻草 ◆ a mattress filled with straw 稻草填充的垫子 ◆ a straw hat 草帽 ☞compare hay (1 ) 2 [countable ] a single stemor piece of straw 一根禾秆（或麦秆、稻草） ◆ He was leaning over the gate chewing on a straw. 他嘴里嚼着一根麦秆，靠到栅门上。 3 ( also ˈdrinking straw ) a thin tube of plastic or paper that you suck a drink through （喝饮料用的）吸管 IDIOMS clutch/grasp at ˈstraws to try all possible means to find a solution or some hope in a difficult or unpleasant situation, even though this seems very unlikely （在危难中）抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会 the last/final ˈstraw \| the ˌstraw that breaks the camel's ˈback the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草；终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事（或因素等） a straw in the ˈwind ( BrE) a small sign of what might happen in the future （预示发生某事的）迹象，苗头，征兆 ☞more at brick n. , draw v. straw straws straw / strɔː ; NAmE strɔː /
LDC	strawstraw /strɔː $ strɒː/ ●●○ S3 noun Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1straw_s2 (2) a)[uncountable] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc → hay: a straw hat b)[countable] a single dried stem of straw2[countable] a thin tube of paper or plastic for sucking up liquid from a bottle or a cup: She sipped her lemonade through a straw.3the last straw (also the straw that breaks the camel’s back) the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc: Making me work late on Friday was the last straw.4be 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 work5straw in the wind British English a sign of what might happen in the future: There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be getting a little better.6straw man American English a weak opponent or imaginary argument that can easily be defeated → draw the short straw at draw1(29)
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Straw Strɔː Phrase 短语 Wind Things Wheat Thin