
straws
词源
源自古英语'strēaw',与古高地德语'strō'同源,最初指禾本科植物的干茎。吸管义项最早记录于19世纪中期。
noun
❶ 指用于吸饮饮料的细长管状物,通常由塑料或纸制成。现代环保意识增强后,可降解材料的吸管逐渐普及。
“She sipped her juice through a straw.”
(她用吸管小口喝着果汁。)
“The restaurant switched to paper straws to reduce plastic waste.”
(这家餐厅改用纸吸管以减少塑料垃圾。)
❶ 指干燥的禾本科植物茎秆,如麦秆、稻草等,常用于编织或作为动物饲料。
“The farmer piled the straws in the barn for winter feed.”
(农夫将稻草堆在谷仓里作为冬季饲料。)
“Her hat was woven from golden wheat straws.”
(她的帽子是用金黄色的麦秆编织的。)
verb
❶ 指通过吸管饮用液体,或像吸管一样吸取某物。
“She strawed the last drops of her soda.”
(她用吸管吸完了汽水的最后几滴。)
“The kids were strawing bubbles from their chocolate milk.”
(孩子们正用吸管从巧克力牛奶里吸泡泡。)
常见短语
the last straw — 指最终导致忍耐极限被突破的小事,源自'压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草'的谚语。
“When he forgot our anniversary, that was the last straw.”
(当他忘记我们的纪念日时,那成了压垮我的最后一根稻草。)
grasp at straws — 形容在绝望时抓住任何微小的希望,就像溺水者抓住稻草求生。
“After failing all interviews, he was grasping at straws by applying to obscure companies.”
(在所有面试都失败后,他开始病急乱投医地申请不知名公司。)