英语词汇“straw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	straw
释义	Trends of straw View usage for: straw (strɔː) Word forms: plural straws 1. uncountable noun Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was full of bales of straw. I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw. ...a wide-brimmed straw hat. 2. countable noun 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. 3. See to clutch at straws 4. See the last straw 5. See to draw the short straw 6. See straw in the wind straw in British English 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 9. mainly US having little value or substance See also man of straw Derived forms strawlike (ˈstrawˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English streaw; related to Old Norse strā, Old Frisian strē, Old High German strō; see strew straw in British English 2 (strɔː) verb archaic another word for strew Straw in British English (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) straw in American English (strɔ) noun 1. hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, forbedding, for making hats, etc. 2. a single one of such stalks 3. such a stalk or, now esp., a tube of waxed paper, plastic, etc., used for sucking beverages 4. something, as a hat, made of straw 5. something of little or no value; worthless trifle 6. straw man (sense 4) 7. see last straw adjective 8. straw-colored; yellowish 9. made of straw 10. of little or no value or significance; worthless; meaningless Idioms: a straw in the wind grasp (or clutch or catch) at a straw (or straws) Derived forms strawy (ˈstrawy) adjective Word origin ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see strew More idioms containing straw make bricks without straw draw the short straw the final straw a man of straw the straw that breaks the camel's back Image of straw © sanddebeautheil, Shutterstock Examples of 'straw' in a sentence straw You say you have a little straw bag from when he brought his homework from school. Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002) How to pack straw into your short felt boots to improve insulation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In the end they chose a straw cowboy hat and a straw trilby. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Two straws in a wind that does not always blow as we think. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The sight of crooks demanding fortunes for prized tickets was the last straw. The Sun (2012) Where it ends up in barn hay or straw it will be ignited. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Barley straw placed just under the surface in spring will help to inhibit its growth. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Nobody cared a straw about it. George MacDonald The Princess and the Curdie (1883) The end goal is a three-bedroom home with straw bale walls and wide expanses of glass. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Buddy draws the short straw again, taking the invention on its maiden voyage in a quarry. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Men in straw hats with ribbons, men with bright waistcoats. Times, Sunday Times (2009) THESE can be savoury or sweet and you can use thin plastic straws for little ones. The Sun (2013) Forced to lie on a concrete floor with only a thin layer of straw underneath him, he was in almost unbearable pain. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Pale straw is ideal. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Word lists with straw yellow In other languages straw British English: straw /strɔː/ NOUN dried stalks of crops Straw is the dry, yellow stems of crops. The floor of the barn was covered with straw. American English: straw Arabic: قَشَّة Brazilian Portuguese: palha Chinese: 稻草 Croatian: slama Czech: sláma Danish: strå Dutch: stro European Spanish: paja Finnish: olki French: paille German: Stroh Greek: άχυρο Italian: paglia Japanese: 麦わら Korean: 지푸라기 Norwegian: strå Polish: słomka European Portuguese: palha Romanian: paie Russian: солома Latin American Spanish: paja Swedish: halmstrå Thai: ฟางข้าว Turkish: saman Ukrainian: солома Vietnamese: rơm British English: straw /strɔː/ NOUN for drinking through A straw is a thin tube that you use to suck a drink into your mouth. I drank my milk through a straw. American English: straw Arabic: مَصَّاصَة Brazilian Portuguese: canudo Chinese: 吸管 Croatian: slamka Czech: brčko Danish: sugerør Dutch: rietje European Spanish: paja Finnish: pilli French: pailleà boire German: Stohhalm Greek: καλαμάκι Italian: cannuccia Japanese: ストロー Korean: 빨대 Norwegian: sugerør Polish: słomka European Portuguese: palha Romanian: pai Russian: соломинка Latin American Spanish: pajitapara beber Swedish: sugrör Thai: หลอด Turkish: pipet Ukrainian: соломинка Vietnamese: ống hút All related terms of 'straw' straw-hat designating , of, or having to do with a summer theater or summer theaters straw man a figure of a man made from straw straw men a figure of a man made from straw bendy straw a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end last straw the last of a sequence of annoyances or troubles that results in a breakdown , loss of patience , etc. pine straw pine needles , esp. dried ones short straw → draw the short straw straw boss someone who works alongside other workers but who also acts in a supervisory role; assistant foreman straw color a pale-yellow color straw poll A straw poll is the unofficial questioning of a group of people to find out their opinion about something. straw vote an unofficial vote or poll taken to determine general group opinion on a given issue straw wine any of several wines made from grapes dried on straw mats to increase their sugar strength cheese straw a long thin cheese-flavoured strip of pastry drinking straw a long thin hollow paper or plastic tube, used for sucking up liquids into the mouth man of straw a person of little substance straw-coloured If you describe something, especially hair , as straw-coloured , you mean that it is pale yellow. straw mattress a mattress that is stuffed with straw ; palliasse the last straw 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. a man of straw a man who does not have the ability or the courage necessary to carry out a particular task or to fulfil a particular role the final straw the latest in a series of unpleasant or difficult events that makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer straw in the wind 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. a straw in the wind an indication of what may happen draw the short straw to be chosen from a number of people to perform a task or duty that nobody else wants to do make bricks without straw to do a job, or try to do it, without the proper resources that are needed for it to draw the short straw 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 . the straw that breaks the camel's back the latest in a series of unpleasant or difficult events that makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer a drowning man will clutch at a straw when hope of success is fading , people will try anything, no matter how unlikely it is that it will provide a solution grasp (or clutch or catch) at a straw (or straws) to try any measure, however unlikely , that offers even the least hope Chinese translation of 'straw' straw (strɔː) n (u) 稻草 (dàocǎo) (根, gēn) (c) (= drinking straw) 吸管 (xīguǎn) (根, gēn) that's the last straw! 那是最后(後)的极(極)限！ (Nà shì zuìhòu de jíxiàn!)
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