Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4301
straw
吸管
a thin tube used for sucking a drink from a container
- 1.
A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
谷物植物的干秆
- 2.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
用于制作篮子和帽子或作为饲料的植物纤维
- 3.
Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
这些干秆的集合;根据地区和市场条件,这种大宗物质可能是主要可销售产品、副产品、饲料、垫料或绿肥
- 4.
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
由种子分离出的种皮和小茎叶组成的材料
- 5.
A drinking straw.
吸管
- 6.
a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
一种多变的黄色调;暗黄色,常掺有白色
- 7.
Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.
无价值的东西;最微不足道的东西
- 8.
A straw owner.
名义上的所有者
稻草;麦秆;秸秆;无价值之物;微不足道的东西;淡黄色;麦秆色;谷壳;糠秕;碎叶碎秆;挂名人;名义所有人
In use
The farmer spread straw across the barn floor for the animals to sleep on.
The workers used straw to make the roof of the old cottage.
She picked up a few straws from the ground and put them in the basket.
straw (uncountable) - used as material
The basket is made of straw.
这个篮子是用稻草编的。
a straw (countable) - drinking implement
She drank the juice through a straw.
她用吸管喝果汁。
the last straw - idiom for final problem
常用于指一系列不幸事件中最终导致崩溃的事情。
Connections
Collocations
- straw hat
- 草帽
- She wore a wide-brimmed straw hat to protect herself from the sun.她戴着一顶宽边草帽以防晒。
- straw man
- 稻草人
- The farmer put a straw man in the field to scare away birds.农民在田里放了一个稻草人来吓走鸟。
- straw poll
- 民意测验
- A straw poll showed that most people supported the new policy.一项民意测验显示大多数人支持新政策。
- drinking straw
- 吸管
- He sipped his soda through a drinking straw.他用吸管喝苏打水。
- straw bale
- 稻草捆
- They built a temporary shelter using straw bales.他们用稻草捆搭建了一个临时庇护所。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用稻草做的吸管,吸管是straw。
Context & Register
混合;吸管用于日常,稻草多用于农业,淡黄色用于颜色描述
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the -aw ending and rhyme with 'straw' (pronounced /strɔː/ in US English).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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