Word · Frequency #4301
straw
撒;散开;铺撒
To scatter or spread loosely.
- 1.
To scatter or to spread loosely.
散布或松散地铺开
- 2.
To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.
在植物周围铺稻草以保护它们免受霜冻
(在植物周围)铺稻草防霜;散布或松散地铺开;在植物周围铺稻草以保护它们免受霜冻
In use
The gardener strawed the flower beds before the first cold night.
She strawed the torn paper loosely across the table for the art project.
They are strawing the garden path with fresh straw to keep down the mud.
Verb forms
base straw · third person straws · -ing strawing · past strawed · past participle strawed
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- straw the path
- 在小路上铺稻草
- They strawed the path before the guests arrived.客人们到达之前,他们给小路铺上了稻草。
- straw the stable
- 在马厩里铺稻草
- The stable hand strawed the stable every morning.马夫每天早上给马厩铺上稻草。
- straw the strawberry beds
- 给草莓畦铺稻草
- We straw the strawberry beds in June to keep the fruit clean.我们六月给草莓畦铺上稻草,让果实保持干净。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
straw 原意是“稻草”,作动词就记住这个画面:冬天把稻草撒开、松松地铺在植物周围防霜冻,“撒开铺”就是 straw 的动词义。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:文学写作、农业/园艺 straw 作动词时,含义与语境有关:表示“撒开、散铺”时通常偏书面/文学,表示“在植物周围铺稻草防霜”时多用于农业或园艺。日常口语中不常使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
上面这些词(draw, law, saw, raw, paw, claw)都与 straw /strɔ/ 真正押韵:它们都有 /ɔ/,且后面没有辅音。注意拼写相似的词读音可能不同:stow /stoʊ/、strew /struː/ 不押韵;strawberry 也不是整词押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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