| 单词 | straw |
| 释义 | Word Frequency straw 1(strɔː) noun 1. a. stalks of threshed grain, esp of wheat, rye, oats, or barley, used in plaiting hats, baskets, etc, or as fodder b. (as modifier) a straw hat 2. a single dry or ripened stalk, esp of a grass 3. a long thin hollow paper or plastic tube or stem of a plant, used for sucking up liquids into the mouth 4. (usually used with a negative) anything of little value or importance I wouldn't give a straw for our chances 5. a measure or remedy that one turns to in desperation (esp in the phrases clutch or grasp at a straw or straws) 6. a. a pale yellow colour b. (as adjective) straw hair 7. straw in the wind 8. the last straw adjective See also man of straw 9. mainly US having little value or substance Derived forms strawlike (ˈstrawˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English streaw; related to Old Norse strā, Old Frisian strē, Old High German strō; see strewWord Frequency straw 2(strɔː) verb archaic another word for strew Word Frequency Straw(strɔː) noun Jack, full name John Whitaker Straw. born 1946, British Labour politician; Home Secretary (1997–2001); Foreign Secretary (2001–06); Lord Chancellor (2007–10) |
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