"grasp at straws" 怎么发音
expression
GRASP-at-STRAWZ
grah-SPAT-strawz
释义
To try any possible solution, even if it is unlikely to work, usually because you are desperate.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɡɹæsp/ /ˈæt/ /ˈstɹɔz
英式英语
ɡɹˈɑːsp/ /ˈæt/ /stɹˈɔːz
简化发音
美式
GRASP-at-STRAWZ
英式
grah-SPAT-strawz
语境中听
After failing all the tests, he started to grasp at straws by copying his neighbor's answers.
The company was losing money and began to grasp at straws to stay open.
She called every doctor she could find, grasping at straws for a cure.
When my laptop wouldn't turn on, I tried everything—even shaking it—just grasping at straws.