| 单词 | straw |
| 释义 | straw /stro：; str。/ n 1 [U] dry cut stalks of wheat, barley, rice and other grains, as material for making hats, mats, etc or bedding for cattle, or thatching roofs, etc: 稻草; 麦稽 (用以制帽、荐等，或用以做家畜的垫草, 或用来盖屋顶等)： a ~ mattress, one stuffed with ~ .. 草垫。 make bricks without ~, make sth without all the necessary materials. 作无米之炊。 Exod 5 : 7.参看旧约'出埃及记'第 5 章备 7 节。 a man of ~, imaginary person, easily overcome, set up as an opponent. 稻草人 (容易验败的假想对手) 。 '~board n [U] coarse cardboard made of ~ pulp. 马粪纸; 草纸板。 '~-coloured adj pale yellow. 决黄色的; 草卖色的。 2 [C] single stalk or piece of thin tube of other material for sucking up liquid: (稻草或麦稽的) 茎管; (吸取液体的) 吸管： suck lemonade through a ~. 用吸管吸椁样水。 catch at a ~; dutch at ~s, try any expedient, however useless (like a drowning man clutching at a ~ ). 尝试最没有用的方法 (正如溺水的人连一根草都要抓) 。 not care a ~, not at all. 毫不介意。 not worth a ~, worth nothing. 一文不值; 毫无价值。 a ~ in the wind, a slight hint that shows which way things may develop; 事态动向的征兆; hence, 由此产生， a ~vote, attempt to discover public opinion on a topic of current interest by an unofficial poll (eg as made by a newspaper). 民意调查 (报馆等就当前重要问题所作的非正安投票) 。 the last ~, an addition to a task, burden, etc, that makes it intolerable. 突破容忍 (耐力等) 极限的一桩事、工作、压力等。 yt spread ~ on; cover with 麻草于…乏上; 覆以草。 |
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