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straw

straw /ˈstrɑː/ noun
plural straws
straw
/ˈstrɑː/
noun
plural straws
Learner's definition of STRAW
[noncount] : the dry stems of wheat and other grain plants禾秆;干麦秆;稻草
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[count] : a single dry stem of a grain plant(一根)麦秆,稻草
[count] : a thin tube used for sucking up a drink(喝饮料用的)吸管

clutch/grasp at straws

: to try to solve a problem by doing things that probably will not help(为摆脱困境)抓救命稻草,不放过任何机会

draw straws

see 1draw

straw in the wind

: a sign of what might come in the future(未来事态的)迹象,征兆,苗头

the final/last straw

or the straw that breaks/broke the camel's back
: the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc.压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草;使人终于不堪重负的事

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