straw

straw — 名詞

1. the dry, hollow stems of grain plants such as wheat or rice, after the seeds hav

1.名詞B1
釋義

稻草；禾稈

穀物乾燥後的莖稈

the dry, hollow stems of grain plants such as wheat or rice, after the seeds have been removed — used as weaving material for objects like baskets and hats, given to farm animals to eat, or spread as a soft bedding layer for animals to rest on

例句

The farmer spread clean straw across the barn floor for the sheep.

農夫在穀倉地板上鋪上乾淨的稻草給羊群躺。

material: spread straw across [surface]

Talia wore a wide hat woven from golden straw to the village market.

Talia 戴著一頂用金黃色稻草編成的寬邊帽去鄉村市集。

woven from straw

同義詞
  • hay

    dried grass cut for animal feed, not the stalks left after grain harvest

  • thatch

    straw or reeds used specifically for roofing, not a general term for the material

文法句型

made of/from straw

straw + noun (straw hat, straw basket)

a piece/stalk of straw

用法筆記

Uncountable as a material ('the barn is full of straw'), but countable for individual stems ('a few straws were sticking out of the bale').

常見錯誤

❌The horse eats straw and grass.' (when you mean dried grass for feeding)
✅The horse eats hay and grass.
💡Hay is dried grass used as animal feed; straw is the leftover stalks from grain crops and is less nutritious for animals.

2. a thin hollow tube, often made from plastic or paper, which you place in a bever

2.名詞A2
釋義

吸管

飲料用的細管

a thin hollow tube, often made from plastic or paper, which you place in a beverage to draw liquid into your mouth by sucking

例句

Ari sipped his orange juice through a striped paper straw.

Ari 用一根有條紋的紙吸管喝柳橙汁。

drink through a straw

Many restaurants now use paper straws instead of plastic ones to reduce waste.

許多餐廳現在改用紙吸管代替塑膠吸管，以減少廢棄物。

paper straw / plastic straw

同義詞
  • drinking straw

    the full form, less common in everyday speech

  • sipper

    informal term, less common, sometimes used for baby bottles or special lids

文法句型

drink (something) through a straw

paper/plastic straw

a straw for [drink]

常見錯誤

❌I drank juice with a straw.' (grammatically acceptable but less common)
✅I drank juice through a straw.
💡The standard preposition is 'through' when describing the method of drinking.

3. a light yellow color that looks like dried straw, often used to describe hair, f

3.名詞B1
釋義

淡黃色

像稻草的淺黃色

a light yellow color that looks like dried straw, often used to describe hair, fabric, or natural materials

例句

Mizuki painted the kitchen walls a warm straw color that made the room feel sunny.

Mizuki 把廚房牆壁漆成溫暖的稻草色，讓房間感覺很明亮。

straw color

The old photograph had faded to a pale straw yellow over many years.

那張老照片經過許多年後已褪成淡淡的稻草黃。

straw yellow

同義詞
  • pale yellow

    more general term, less specific than straw

  • wheat

    a similar pale golden color, often used in fashion and design

文法句型

straw color

straw yellow

a shade of straw

用法筆記

Commonly used in compound forms like 'straw-colored' or 'straw yellow'. Often appears in descriptions of wine, hair, and natural scenery.

straw — 形容詞