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straws

UK //strɔːz//US //strɔːz//

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。)

同义词:sipper, drinking tube, hay, stalks

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。)

同义词:sip, suck, draw

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。)