时间: 2025-04-16 19:50:12
美: [strɔ]
英: [strɔː]
n. 稻草；吸管；一文不值的东西
adj. 稻草的；无价值的
n. (Straw)人名；(英)斯特劳
最后更新时间:2025-04-16 19:50:12
词源分析：straw 源自古英语“straw”，与德语“Stroh”和荷兰语“stroo”同源，均表示干草或草杆。其词根与植物有关，表示干燥的植物材料。
历史背景：straw 作为一个词的首次使用可以追溯到中世纪，常见于农业和日常生活中，尤其是在描述农村生活时。
课本：在*教材中，straw 可能出现在小学或初中的英语教材中，涉及农业、自然环境等主题。在牛津和美国的教材中，通常在初中或高中阶段学，尤其是在与自然、环境、农业相关的单元中。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
The farmer stacked the straw in the barn for the winter.
农民把稻草堆放在谷仓里过冬。
She used a straw to sip her drink.
她用吸管喝饮料。
Straw can be used as mulch in the garden.
稻草可以用作花园里的覆盖物。
The straw hat protected him from the sun.
稻草帽保护他免受阳光照射。
They created a straw sculpture for the festival.
他们为节日制作了一个稻草雕塑。
*. In some cultures, it is traditional to use straw in wedding decorations.
在一些文化中，传统上会在婚礼装饰中使用稻草。
同义词：
反义词：
通过以上分析，学*者可以更好地理解和运用“straw”这个词汇。
[N-UNCOUNT] Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. 麦杆; 稻草
例：The barn was full of bales of straw.这个谷仓堆满了成捆的麦杆。
例：I stumbled through mud to a garden strewn with straw.我跌跌撞撞地走过泥泞来到一个散满稻草的院子。
[N-COUNT] A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth. 吸管
例：...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it.…一瓶插着吸管的柠檬汽水。
[PHRASE] If you are clutching at straws or grasping at straws, you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed. 抓救命稻草
例：...a badly thought-out plan from an administration clutching at straws.…一个管理部门抓救命稻草而制定的一个考虑不周的计划。
[PHRASE] If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer. 使人一忍再忍的一系列事件的最后一件
例：For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw.对他来说，教堂允许妇女被授予圣职的决定使他再也不能容忍下去了。
[PHRASE] If you draw the short straw, you are chosen from a number of people to perform a job or duty that you will not enjoy. 下下签
例：...if a few of your guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home after your summer barbecue.…如果你的几位客人抽到了下下签，并同意在你的夏日烧烤聚会后开车送其他人回家。