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
例句与用法：
The force of his fall was broken by the straw mats.
草垫的缓冲作用减弱了他下跌的力量。
A straw will show which way the wind blows.
[谚]草动知风向。
The farmers compressed straw into blocks for burning.
农民们将干草压成块用来烧火。
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
[谚]人快淹死时，稻草也要抓。
The bird is building a nest of straw and twigs.
这只鸟在用稻草和小树枝筑巢。
I don't care a straw for your opinion.
我一点都不在乎你有什么看法。
She was drinking juice through a straw.
她正在用吸管喝果汁。
词形变化：
形容词: strawy |
详细释义：
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。
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。