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NOUN. 名词1.?[U 不可数名词] 麦杆 , 稻草Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. 双语例句例： The barn was full of bales of straw. 这个谷仓堆满了成捆的麦杆。 例： I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw. 我跌跌撞撞地走出泥泞来到一个散满稻草的院子。 2.?[C 可数名词] 吸管A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth. 双语例句例： a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it. 一瓶插着吸管的柠檬汽水。
PHRASE. 习语1.?抓救命稻草 , 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. 双语例句例： a badly thought-out plan from an administration clutching at straws. 管理部门情急之下采取的考虑不周的计划。 the last straw , the straw that broke the camel's back 1.?压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草 , 最后使人不堪忍受的事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. 双语例句例： For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw. 教堂同意授给女性神职的决定使他终于忍无可忍。 1.?抽到下下签 , 被选派去做不愿做的事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. 双语例句例： if a few of your guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home after your summer barbecue. 如果你的几位客人抽到了下下签，同意在夏日烧烤聚会后开车送其他人回家。
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