1 [U] the long, straight, central parts (stems) of plants, for example wheat, that are dried and then used for animals to sleep on or for making baskets, covering a roof, etc 稻草;禾秆;麦秆:
a straw hat草帽☞picture on page C4 见C4页插图
2 [C] one piece of straw 一根稻草
3 [C] a long plastic or paper tube that you can use for drinking through 吸管
☞picture at container 见container插图
the last/final straw the last in a series of bad things that happen to you and that makes you decide that you cannot accept the situation any longer 使人终于忍无可忍的事
straw/strɔ; strɔː/n 1 [C,U] the dried stems of plants such as wheat, used for animals to sleep on or to make things such as baskets [→ hay]〔干的〕麦秆﹐禾秆﹐稻草: a straw hat 草帽2 [C] a thin tube of plastic or paper, used for sucking a drink from a bottle or cup〔喝饮料用的〕吸管3 the last/final straw the last in a series of problems or bad events that finally makes you give up or become angry 最后一根稻草〔使人忍无可忍的最后一件事〕
strawstrawstrawsnoun1(no plural) dried plants that animals sleep on or that people use for making things like hats and floor coverings: a straw hat2(pluralstraws) a thin paper or plastic tube that you can drink throughthe last straw, the final strawthe last of several bad things; the thing that finally makes a situation impossible for you