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S0799200 (strô)n.1. a. Stalks of threshed grain, used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets.b. A single stalk of threshed grain.2. Pieces or a piece of natural or artificial strawlike material.3. Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.4. A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.5. a. Something of minimal value or importance.b. The least valuable bit; a jot: I don't care a straw what you think.c. Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.adj.1. Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.2. Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.3. Of the color of straw; yellowish.4. a. Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.b. Apparently legitimate but actually intended as a cover for illegal or secret activity: set up a straw company to launder money.Idioms: final/last straw The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one no longer able to endure something. straw in the wind A slight hint of something to come.

[Middle English, from Old English strēaw; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

straw′y adj.

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(strɔː) n1. (Agriculture) stalks of threshed grain, esp of wheat, rye, oats, or barley, used in plaiting hats, baskets, etc, or as fodder2. (as modifier): a straw hat. 3. (Botany) a single dry or ripened stalk, esp of a grass4. (Cookery) a long thin hollow paper or plastic tube or stem of a plant, used for sucking up liquids into the mouth5. (usually used with a negative) anything of little value or importance: I wouldn't give a straw for our chances. 6. a measure or remedy that one turns to in desperation (esp in the phrases clutch or grasp at a straw or straws)7. (Colours) a. a pale yellow colourb. (as adjective): straw hair. 8. straw in the wind a hint or indication9. the last straw a small incident, setback, etc that, coming after others, proves intolerableadjchiefly US having little value or substance[Old English streaw; related to Old Norse strā, Old Frisian strē, Old High German strō; see strew] ˈstrawˌlike adj

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(strɔː) vbarchaic another word for strew

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(strɔː) n (Biography) Jack, full name John Whitaker Straw. born 1946, British Labour politician; Home Secretary (1997–2001); Foreign Secretary (2001–06); Lord Chancellor (2007–10)

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n. 1. a single stalk or stem esp. of a cereal grass, as wheat, rye, oats, or barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder. 3. material made from such stalks and used to fashion hats or baskets. 4. something of negligible value: not to care a straw. 5. a paper, plastic, or glass tube for sucking up a beverage from a container. 6. straw man (def. 1). 7. something made of straw, esp. a hat. adj. 8. of, pertaining to, or made of straw: a straw hat. 9. of the color of straw; pale yellow. 10. of little value or consequence; worthless. 11. sham; fictitious. Idioms: 1. catch, clutch, or grasp at a straw or at straws, to pursue even the slightest hope or possibility out of desperation. 2. straw in the wind, a piece of information foreshadowing future events. [before 950; Middle English; Old English strēaw, c. Old Frisian strē, Old Saxon, Old High German strō, Old Norse strā; akin to strew] straw′y, adj.

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Past participle: strawed
Gerund: strawing

Imperative
straw
straw

Present
I straw
you straw
he/she/it straws
we straw
you straw
they straw

Preterite
I strawed
you strawed
he/she/it strawed
we strawed
you strawed
they strawed

Present Continuous
I am strawing
you are strawing
he/she/it is strawing
we are strawing
you are strawing
they are strawing

Present Perfect
I have strawed
you have strawed
he/she/it has strawed
we have strawed
you have strawed
they have strawed

Past Continuous
I was strawing
you were strawing
he/she/it was strawing
we were strawing
you were strawing
they were strawing

Past Perfect
I had strawed
you had strawed
he/she/it had strawed
we had strawed
you had strawed
they had strawed

Future
I will straw
you will straw
he/she/it will straw
we will straw
you will straw
they will straw

Future Perfect
I will have strawed
you will have strawed
he/she/it will have strawed
we will have strawed
you will have strawed
they will have strawed

Future Continuous
I will be strawing
you will be strawing
he/she/it will be strawing
we will be strawing
you will be strawing
they will be strawing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been strawing
you have been strawing
he/she/it has been strawing
we have been strawing
you have been strawing
they have been strawing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been strawing
you will have been strawing
he/she/it will have been strawing
we will have been strawing
you will have been strawing
they will have been strawing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been strawing
you had been strawing
he/she/it had been strawing
we had been strawing
you had been strawing
they had been strawing

Conditional
I would straw
you would straw
he/she/it would straw
we would straw
you would straw
they would straw

Past Conditional
I would have strawed
you would have strawed
he/she/it would have strawed
we would have strawed
you would have strawed
they would have strawed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	straw - plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as foddercushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfortplant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
	2.	straw - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seedschaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubblebran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by siftingplant material, plant substance - material derived from plants
	3.	straw - a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with whitepale yellow, wheatyellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
	4.	straw - a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouthdrinking strawtube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Verb	1.	straw - cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"strewbestrew - cover by strewinglitter - make a place messy by strewing garbage aroundspread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
Adj.	1.	straw - of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-coloredchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

吸管稻草麦秆一根草

straw

(stroː) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc. The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat. 稻草，麦秆 2. a single stalk of corn. There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!一根草3. a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth. He was sipping orange juice through a straw.吸管the last straw an additional and intolerable circumstance in a disagreeable situation. The hotel was expensive, the food poor, and the bad weather was the last straw. 终于使人不支的最后一击，导火线，最后一根稻草

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dried stalks of threshed grains, especially wheat, barley, oats, and rye. It has been used from antiquity for bedding, covering floors, and thatching roofs, as fodder and litter for animals, and in weaving such articles as mats, screens, baskets, ornaments and hangings, hats, sandals, fans, and armor. Straw hats are woven in one piece or made from braids sewn together. Braids have been made in Europe from medieval times and probably originated in Tuscany, Italy. They are usually made from straw selected for color, length, and lightness and are grown under special conditions of soil and climate. Fine braids, such as leghorn, are commonly of wheat stalks, often cut before they are fully ripe. Hats made of other fibers, such as the leaf fiber of the screw pine used for Panama hats, are also known as straw hats. Straw was once widely used as a packing material and in the manufacture of strawboard (a cheap cardboard) and, in combination with less brittle materials, of paper. More recently, tightly packed bales of straw have been used like bricks to build house walls; the straw-bale wall is covered with plaster or another material. See hayhay,
wild or cultivated plants, chiefly grasses and legumes, mown and dried for use as livestock fodder. Hay is an important factor in cattle raising and is one of the leading crops of the United States. Alfalfa, timothy, and red clover are the principal hay crops.
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Straw

the dry stems of cereal and leguminous crops that remain after threshing; the dry stems of flax, hemp, ambary, and other plants whose leaves, flowers, and seeds have been removed. The straw of cereal crops is primarily used to feed cattle.

The chemical composition and nutrient value of straw depend on the plant species, the climate, and the methods of reaping, threshing, and storage. Straw contains 35–45 percent cellulose and other hard-to-digest complex carbohydrates, 2–6 percent protein (in leguminous straw, 4–9 percent), 1.2–2 percent fat, and 4–7 percent ash. One hundred kilograms of millet straw contains an average of 40 feed units and 2.3 kg of digestible protein; 100 kg of barley straw has 33 feed units and 1.3 kg of digestible protein. Spring straw has more protein and less cellulose than winter straw; hence, it has the higher nutritional value of the two types.

Owing to its low nutritional value and low digestibility, straw is used mainly to add bulk or as a supplement to rations that include a high proportion of succulent feed. Various methods of preparation are used to improve the edibility of straw, for example, grinding, steaming, flavoring, and treatment with chemicals (soda ash, lime, ammonia). The granulation of straw mixed with concentrates and artificially dried grass is becoming widespread.

Livestock may be fed all types of straw except buckwheat, which sometimes causes reddening of the skin, rash, and swelling of the joints. High-quality cereal straw is light in color, shiny, and resilient; straw that has lain for a long time is brittle and dusty and often has a spicy odor.

Straw may be used as litter for farm animals and as raw material in making adobe, insulating panels, and mats. Straw from flax, hemp, and other textile plants is the raw material used to obtain treated plant fibers, from which textile fibers are isolated.

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[strȯ] (agriculture) Grain stalks after threshing and usually mixed with leaves and chaff. (botany) A stem of grain, such as wheat or oats.

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1. a. stalks of threshed grain, esp of wheat, rye, oats, or barley, used in plaiting hats, baskets, etc., or as fodder b. (as modifier): a straw hat 2. a single dry or ripened stalk, esp of a grass 3. a pale yellow colour

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noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

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noun a variable yellow tint

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noun a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

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verb cover or provide with or as if with straw

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verb spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

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adj of a pale yellow color like straw

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