We prefer paper drinking straws because they're environmentally friendly.
grasp at straws, clutch at straws, grab at straws, grasp at a straw, clutch at a strawv expr
informal, figurative (do [sth] desperate)
SCSimplified Chinese 抓救命稻草
备注: Usually used in the continuous.
The company tried using a new slogan, but they were clutching at straws; they were doomed to go bankrupt.
the last strawn
figurative (final source of irritation) (比喻击垮某人的最后一件事)
SCSimplified Chinese 最后一根稻草 zuì hòu yì gēn dào cǎo
That was the last straw! I can't take any more of your abuse; I'm leaving you.
straw ballotn
(unofficial poll, vote)
SCSimplified Chinese 非正式投票
SCSimplified Chinese 草票
straw dogn
figurative ([sth] created to be destroyed)
SCSimplified Chinese 刍狗
straw hatn
(hat woven from dried stalks)
SCSimplified Chinese 草帽 cǎo mào
She was wearing a straw hat to protect her head from the glare of the sun.
straw mann
figurative (insubstantial argument) (比喻)
SCSimplified Chinese 容易被驳倒的假想观点 róng yì bèi bó dǎo de jiǎ xiǎng guān diǎn
The argument was a straw man, which the Prime Minister put up to divert attention away from his own weaknesses.
straw mattressn
(bed padding filled with straw)
SCSimplified Chinese 稻草床垫 dào cǎo chuáng diàn TCTraditional Chinese 稻草床墊
People used to use straw mattresses instead of spring mattresses.
straw poll, also US: straw voten
(unofficial survey or vote)
SCSimplified Chinese 非正式民意调查
SCSimplified Chinese 非正式投票
SCSimplified Chinese 意向性投票
the straw that broke the camel's backn
figurative (final bad thing)
SCSimplified Chinese 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草
SCSimplified Chinese 致命一击
Ursula had tolerated her husband's bad temper for years, but when he yelled at her mother, that was the straw that broke the camel's back and she kicked him out.
The lawsuit was the straw that broke the camel's back for the struggling business.