| 单词 | straw |
| 释义 | straw n. 1. dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2. a single stalk or piece of straw. 3. a thin hollow paper or plastic tube for sucking drink from a glass etc. 4. an insignificant thing (not worth a straw). 5. the pale yellow colour of straw. 6. a straw hat. Phrases and idioms catch (or grasp) at a straw resort to an utterly inadequate expedient in desperation, like a person drowning. straw boss US an assistant foreman. straw-colour pale yellow. straw-coloured of pale yellow. straw in the wind a slight hint of future developments. straw vote (or poll) an unofficial ballot as a test of opinion. straw-worm a caddis-worm. Derivatives strawy adj. Etymology: OE streaw f. Gmc, rel. to STREW |
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