| 释义 |
last straw
[the l- s-] (一系列烦恼或打击后)最终使人无法忍受的事；终于导致垮台(或失败等)的因素
His contumacy was the last straw, and he was dismissed from the Foreign Office. 他的拒不服从使人忍无可忍，于是被解除了在外交部的职务。
phr. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back. 〈谚〉最后添加的一根稻草会压断骆驼背。 (或最后凑上的一个细小因素会引发一场大祸。) [源出骆驼不堪最后一根稻草负荷的古谚] |