Straw
[ strɔ: ]
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n. 稻草;麦秆;吸管;毫无价值的东西;
adj. 稻草的，麦秆的;稻草[麦秆]做的;假的，假想的;无价值的;
📝 例句
He sucked Coke through a straw.
他用吸管吸可口可乐。
As the saying goes, a drowning man clutches at a straw.
正如俗话所说，溺水的人见到一根稻草也要抓。
A straw vote indicated eleven for the quarantine, six for the strike.
测验性投票结果是，赞成实行海上隔离的十一票，赞成袭击的六票。
He doesn't care a straw.
他毫不在乎。
They laid the yard with straw/laid straw over the yard.
他们将稻草铺在院子里。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ raw-未加工的,straw-麦杆:未加工过的麦杆怎么会变成吸管
※ st-拼音“石头”,raw-生肉:石头上放着用稻草捆绑着的生肉
※ str-拼音“石头人”,a-一,w-似“钉耙”:石头人用一个钉耙来锄草
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
straw
n
1 [U] cut and dried stalks of grain plants (eg wheat, barley) used as a material for thatching roofs, making hats, mats, etc and as bedding and food for animals （收割後乾燥的）禾秆, 麦秆, 稻草
a stable filled with straw 堆满乾草的马厩
[attrib 作定语]
a straw mattress, ie one filled with straw 草垫.
2 [C] single stalk or piece of this （一根）禾秆, 麦秆, 稻草
There are a few straws in your hair. 你的头发上有几根稻草.
3 [C] thin tube of paper or plastic through which a drink is sucked up （纸或塑料制的）饮料吸管
drinking lemonade through a straw 用吸管吸汽水
A packet of (drinking) straws, please. 请给我一包吸管.
4 a straw [sing]
insignificant thing or amount (used esp in the expressions shown) 微不足道的事物或数量（尤用於以下示例）
not care a straw 毫不在乎
be not worth a straw 毫无价值.
5 (idm 习语) clutch/grasp at a `straw/`straws try to take some slight chance of escaping or being rescued from sth 抓救命稻草（竭力抓住微小的机会以求逃脱或获救）. the last/final straw (that breaks the camel's back) additional event, act, task, etc that makes a situation finally intolerable （事情、 行动、 任务等）使人终於不胜负荷的最後的量. make bricks without straw => brick. a man of straw => man1. a straw in the `wind slight indication of how things may develop （显示事物动向的）徵兆, 迹象, 苗头.
🎯 考研助记
睡觉（谐音）：农民睡午觉，头下枕 稻草
🔁 扩展释义
*[strɒ:]n. 稻草, 麦管, 吸管, 一文不值的东西, 草帽a. 稻草的, 稻草色的, 琐碎的, 无价值的【经】 无价值的, 假的相关词组: not care a straw catch at a straw clutch at a straw grasp at a straw not worth a straw
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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After the War of Independence ended, New York became the capital of the USA for a short time (1789-90) before Washington, D.C.
独立战争结束以后，在华盛顿成为首都之前，纽约市曾经一度是美国的首都，不过时间很短（1789-90）。
For example, you can send information abroad immediately, but mailing a letter might take a week or so.
例如，你能够马上发送信息到国外，但寄一封信可能要大约一周的时间。
Now we know that Clare Flower is dead, does that mean the money will now come to me?
现在我们明白克莱尔·弗劳尔死了，那是不是意味着这笔钱现在将归我啦？