Straw
[ strɔ: ]
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n. 稻草;麦秆;吸管;毫无价值的东西;
adj. 稻草的，麦秆的;稻草[麦秆]做的;假的，假想的;无价值的;
📝 例句
He sucked Coke through a straw.
他用吸管吸可口可乐。
As the saying goes, a drowning man clutches at a straw.
正如俗话所说，溺水的人见到一根稻草也要抓。
A straw vote indicated eleven for the quarantine, six for the strike.
测验性投票结果是，赞成实行海上隔离的十一票，赞成袭击的六票。
He doesn't care a straw.
他毫不在乎。
They laid the yard with straw/laid straw over the yard.
他们将稻草铺在院子里。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ raw-未加工的,straw-麦杆:未加工过的麦杆怎么会变成吸管
※ st-拼音“石头”,raw-生肉:石头上放着用稻草捆绑着的生肉
※ str-拼音“石头人”,a-一,w-似“钉耙”:石头人用一个钉耙来锄草
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
straw
n
1 [U] cut and dried stalks of grain plants (eg wheat, barley) used as a material for thatching roofs, making hats, mats, etc and as bedding and food for animals （收割後乾燥的）禾秆, 麦秆, 稻草
a stable filled with straw 堆满乾草的马厩
[attrib 作定语]
a straw mattress, ie one filled with straw 草垫.
2 [C] single stalk or piece of this （一根）禾秆, 麦秆, 稻草
There are a few straws in your hair. 你的头发上有几根稻草.
3 [C] thin tube of paper or plastic through which a drink is sucked up （纸或塑料制的）饮料吸管
drinking lemonade through a straw 用吸管吸汽水
A packet of (drinking) straws, please. 请给我一包吸管.
4 a straw [sing]
insignificant thing or amount (used esp in the expressions shown) 微不足道的事物或数量（尤用於以下示例）
not care a straw 毫不在乎
be not worth a straw 毫无价值.
5 (idm 习语) clutch/grasp at a `straw/`straws try to take some slight chance of escaping or being rescued from sth 抓救命稻草（竭力抓住微小的机会以求逃脱或获救）. the last/final straw (that breaks the camel's back) additional event, act, task, etc that makes a situation finally intolerable （事情、 行动、 任务等）使人终於不胜负荷的最後的量. make bricks without straw => brick. a man of straw => man1. a straw in the `wind slight indication of how things may develop （显示事物动向的）徵兆, 迹象, 苗头.
🎯 考研助记
睡觉（谐音）：农民睡午觉，头下枕 稻草
🔁 扩展释义
*[strɒ:]n. 稻草, 麦管, 吸管, 一文不值的东西, 草帽a. 稻草的, 稻草色的, 琐碎的, 无价值的【经】 无价值的, 假的相关词组: not care a straw catch at a straw clutch at a straw grasp at a straw not worth a straw
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了，嫩草没有牛来吃了，草就长得不粗壮。
All the stories of families, heroes, wars and journeys are passed down from generation to generation.
所有家族、英雄、战争、旅行的情况都是世代口传的。
After all, I am the only one of my aunt's relations still alive.
不管怎么说，我是我伯母的亲戚中唯一一个还活着的人。