transcription, транскрипция: [ strɔ: ]
( straws)
1.
Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley.
The barn was full of bales of straw...
...a wide-brimmed straw hat.
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2.
A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you use to suck a drink into your mouth.
...a bottle of lemonade with a straw in it.
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3.
If you are clutching at straws or grasping at straws , you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed.
...a badly thought-out scheme from a Government clutching at straws.
PHRASE : V inflects
4.
If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel’s back , it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
For him the Church’s decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw...
PHRASE : usu v-link PHR
5.
If you draw the short straw , you are chosen from a number of people to perform a job or duty that you will not enjoy.
...if a few of your guests have drawn the short straw and agreed to drive others home after your summer barbecue.
PHRASE : usu v PHR