【straw音标】 英[strɔ:] 美[strɔ:]
【单词释义】 straw是什么意思：
n.稻草；麦秆；吸管；毫无价值的东西
adj.稻草的，麦秆的；稻草[麦秆]做的；假的，假想的；无价值的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] straws
【straw形近词/近似词】
draw v. 画；拉；吸引；拔出，抽出
flaw n.瑕疵，缺点，缺陷；裂缝 v. 削弱，使失效；使有缺陷；使生裂缝
claw n.（动物的）爪
withdraw vt.撤走；(使)退出；撤回
gnaw v.咬，啮，啃；折磨；侵蚀；腐蚀
【单词例句】
◇ besides, it was almost as cold at home as here, for they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind howled, although the largest holes had been stopped up with straw and rags.
况且她家几乎和大街上一样冷。虽然屋顶上几个较大的裂口用草和破布堵住了，可风和雪还是不时地灌进屋里来。
◇ With the expectation of distinguishing their own importance, some people leave the beaten track and file strange products with us now and then, for example, lantern that can be attached on your forehead, cubic walnuts, refrigerator made of straw and glue, perfume that nobody can bear to smell, and so on.
为了显示与众不同，时不时就有人违反常规，向我们提交一些奇怪的产品申请，例如固定在前额的信号灯、立方体的胡桃、用稻草和胶水制作的冰箱、没人能受得了的香水等。
---- Strange Patent Applications
◇ They were certainly not intended for mourning, but she had no others, and with stockingless feet she followed the poor straw coffin in them.
的确，这不是服丧时穿的东西；但是她却没有别的鞋子穿。所以她就把一双小赤脚伸进去，跟在一个简陋的棺材后面走。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Every day, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice, or fill 125 school buses.
每天美国人都要扔掉5亿根塑料吸管，足以绕地球两圈，或者装满125辆校车。