English Dictionary

straw

/stɹɔː/

adj

Made of straw. / Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw. / (figuratively) Imaginary, but presented as real.

The house is made of straw.

意味（1）

Made of straw.

straw hat

意味（2）

Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Imaginary, but presented as real.

A straw enemy built up in the media to seem like a real threat, which then collapses like a balloon.