词典释义：
1[mass noun] dried stalks of grain, used especially as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, or weaving
（谷类作物的）禾秆；稻草；麦秸
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[as modifier]
a straw hat .一顶草帽。
a pale yellow colour like that of straw
稻草色，淡黄色
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[as modifier]
a dull straw colour .单调的淡黄色。
used in reference to something insubstantial or worthless
无意义的东西；无价值的东西
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it seemed as if the words were merely straw .好像那些话只是些废话。
[count noun][with negative]anything or at all (used to emphasize how little something is valued)
无价值的东西；一点点
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if he finds you here, my life won't be worth a straw .如果他发现你在这里，我就要一命呜呼了。
2 a single dried stalk of grain
一根秸秆
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the tramp sat chewing a straw .那流浪汉坐在那里，嘴里嚼着一根干草。
a stalk of grain or something similar used in drawing lots
（用秸秆或类似的东西做成的）签
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we had to draw straws for the food we had .我们须抽签决定如何分我们的食物。３ a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a glass or bottle （喝饮料用的）吸管。
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clutch （或grasp, catch ）at straws be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation 捞救命稻草，作最后的绝望挣扎 -
［ORIGIN from the proverb
a drowning man will clutch at a straw ．］draw the short straw be the unluckiest of a group of people, especially in being chosen to perform an unpleasant task 抽到下下签（尤指被选中去执行倒霉任务） -
the last （或final ）straw a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a whole series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable 最终使人无法忍受的一击；终于导致失败（或垮台）的因素his affair was the last straw . 他的风流事是最终导致他垮台的因素 -
［ORIGIN from
the proverb the last straw breaks the （laden） camel's back. ］a straw in the wind a slight hint of future developments （预示将来发展的）迹象，预兆，苗头
"Old English
