straw
US
UK straw n: uncountable (animal fodder: dried cereal)
SC 草料 cǎo liào
TC 草料
TC 草料
The farmer put straw in the manger for the cows to eat.
那个农夫把草料放进牛槽里喂牛。
straw n: (stalk of cereal plant) (谷类作物的)
SC 禾秆，稻草，麦秆 hé gǎn，dào cǎo，mài gǎn
TC 稻草
TC 稻草
The farmhand had a straw dangling from the corner of his mouth.
那个农场工的嘴角叼着一根麦秆。
straw n: (thin tube for drinking)
SC 吸管 xī guǎn
SC 水草 xī guǎn，shuǐ cǎo
TC 水草(马来西亚，新加坡)
TC 水草(马来西亚，新加坡)
The little girl sucked her fizzy drink through a straw.
那个小女孩用一支吸管来喝汽水。
straw n as adj: (made of straw)
SC 麦秆编的
TC 麥稈編的
TC 麥稈編的
SC 稻草编的
The woman was carrying a straw basket.
那个女人正提着一个稻草编的篮子。
straw adj: (yellow in colour)
SC 稻草色的 dào cǎo sè de
SC 麦秆色的 dào cǎo sè de ，mài gǎn sè de
SC 淡黄色的 dào cǎo sè de ，dàn huáng sè de
Tim was wearing a straw jacket.
提姆身着一件稻草色的夹克。
straw n: (material for baskets) (编织篮子等用的)
SC 禾秆，稻草，麦秆 hé gǎn，dào cǎo，mài gǎn
TC 稻草
TC 稻草
Nina wove the straw into a basket.
妮娜用稻草编织成篮子。
draw the short straw v expr: (stuck with an unwanted task, fate)
SC 不得不做最苦的差事
SC 不得不做最困难的事
drinking straw n: (for sucking up liquids)
SC 吸管 xī guǎn
We prefer paper drinking straws because they're environmentally friendly.
grasp at straws, clutch at straws, grab at straws, grasp at a straw, clutch at a straw v expr: informal, figurative (do [sth] desperate)
SC 抓救命稻草
The company tried using a new slogan, but they were clutching at straws; they were doomed to go bankrupt.
the last straw n: figurative (final source of irritation) (比喻击垮某人的最后一件事)
SC 最后一根稻草 zuì hòu yì gēn dào cǎo
That was the last straw! I can't take any more of your abuse; I'm leaving you.
straw dog n: figurative ([sth] created to be destroyed)
SC 刍狗
straw hat n: (hat woven from dried stalks)
SC 草帽 cǎo mào
She was wearing a straw hat to protect her head from the glare of the sun.
straw man n: figurative (insubstantial argument) (比喻)
SC 容易被驳倒的假想观点 róng yì bèi bó dǎo de jiǎ xiǎng guān diǎn
The argument was a straw man, which the Prime Minister put up to divert attention away from his own weaknesses.
straw mattress n: (bed padding filled with straw)
SC 稻草床垫 dào cǎo chuáng diàn
TC 稻草床墊
TC 稻草床墊
People used to use straw mattresses instead of spring mattresses.
straw poll, also US: straw vote n: (unofficial survey or vote)
SC 非正式民意调查
SC 非正式投票
SC 意向性投票
the straw that broke the camel's back n: figurative (final bad thing)
SC 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草
SC 致命一击
Ursula had tolerated her husband's bad temper for years, but when he yelled at her mother, that was the straw that broke the camel's back and she kicked him out.
The lawsuit was the straw that broke the camel's back for the struggling business.
straw colored, straw-colored (US), straw coloured, straw-coloured (UK) adj: (hair: golden yellow)
SC 稻草色的，麦秆色的 dào cǎo sè de ，mài gǎn sè de