straw

名词 straw:

1. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
   同义词：chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble
3. a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
   同义词：pale yellow
4. a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
   同义词：drinking straw

动词 straw:

1. cover or provide with or as if with straw
2. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
   同义词：strew

形容词 straw:

1. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored

1. The force of his fall was broken by the straw mats.
   草垫的缓冲作用减弱了他下跌的力量。
2. A straw will show which way the wind blows.
   [谚]草动知风向。
3. The farmers compressed straw into blocks for burning.
   农民们将干草压成块用来烧火。
4. A drowning man will catch at a straw.
   [谚]人快淹死时，稻草也要抓。
5. The bird is building a nest of straw and twigs.
   这只鸟在用稻草和小树枝筑巢。
6. I don't care a straw for your opinion.
   我一点都不在乎你有什么看法。
7. She was drinking juice through a straw.
   她正在用吸管喝果汁。