名词

1. (干的)稻草，麦秆，禾秆
Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley.

2. (喝饮料用的)吸管
A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth.

3. 抓救命稻草;采取极端措施;作绝望的挣扎
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.

4. 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草;最终使人不堪忍受的事
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.

5. 下下签;苦差
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.

6. 迹象;苗头;征兆
If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.