时间: 2025-04-24 18:42:12
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:2025-04-24 18:42:12
字面意思：
Straw指的是干草、稻草等植物干燥后的茎，通常用于动物的垫料或建筑材料。
定义：A thin tube made of plastic or paper used for sucking liquid from a container or the dried stalks of grain plants.
词性：
名词（noun）
词源分析：
Straw源自古英语“streaw”，意为“干草、稻草”。该词根可能与德语的“Stroh”和荷兰语的“stroo”相关，均指植物的干燥部分。
历史背景：
Straw的首次使用记录可追溯至公元前*世纪的古英语文献，主要指代农业中收割后剩余的植物材料。
课本：
在**的英语教材中，straw通常出现在小学到初中的教材中，涉及到日常生活和自然环境的主题。在牛津和美国的教材中，straw主要出现在小学教材中，通常用于描述饮料的使用（如吸管）。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
The farmer used straw to cover the ground for better insulation.
农民用稻草覆盖地面以获得更好的绝缘效果。
She sipped her drink through a colorful straw.
她用一根五颜六色的吸管喝饮料。
Straw is often used in building construction due to its insulation properties.
稻草因其绝缘特性常用于建筑施工。
The children made a straw house for their science project.
孩子们为他们的科学项目做了一个稻草屋。
In some cultures, straw is used in traditional crafts and decorations.
在某些文化中，稻草用于传统工艺和装饰。
同义词：
反义词：
通过以上的结构分析和学*策略，可以更全面地理解和运用“straw”这个单词。
[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。