请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 straw in the wind
释义

straw1 /strö/

noun
  1. The stalk of corn
  2. Dried stalks, etc of corn, or of peas or buckwheat, etc used as fodder, bedding, packing, for making hats, etc
  3. A narrow tube for sucking up a beverage
  4. A straw hat (old)
  5. A trifle, a whit
adjective
  1. Of straw
  2. Of the colour of straw
ORIGIN: OE strēaw; Ger Stroh; cf strae, strew

strawˈen adjective (archaic)

Of straw

strawˈless adjective

strawˈlike adjective

strawˈy adjective

Of or like straw

strawˈboard noun

A thick cardboard, made of straw

straw boss noun (US)

An assistant, temporary, or unofficial foreman

strawˈ-breadth noun

The breadth of a straw

strawˈ-colour noun and adjective

Delicate brownish-yellow

strawˈ-coloured adjective

strawˈ-cutter noun

An instrument for cutting straw

strawˈflower or straw flower noun

Any Australian composite flowering plant of the genus Helichrysum, esp H. bracteatum (or macranthum) with everlasting flowers in a wide variety of colours

strawˈ-hat adjective (US)

Of or relating to summer theatre

straw man noun

A man of straw (see under man1)

strawˈ-plait noun

Plaited straw for hats

straw poll or straw vote noun

An unofficial vote taken to get some idea of the general trend of opinion

strawˈ-stem noun

  1. The fine stem of a wineglass pulled out from the material of the bowl, instead of being attached separately
  2. A wineglass having such a stem

strawˈweight same as mini flyweight (see flyweight under fly).

straw wine noun

A sweet wine obtained from grapes dried on straw

strawˈ-work noun

Work done in plaited straw

strawˈworm noun

Another name for a caddis fly larva

catch, clutch or grasp at straws or at a straw

To resort to an inadequate remedy in desperation

draw the short straw

To be entrusted with an unpleasant task (as a result of, or as if by, drawing straws)

last straw see under last1

man of straw see under man1

straw in the wind

A sign of possible future developments

随便看

 

英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 18:19:44