英语单词短语词组“draw/get the short straw”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

draw/get the short straw

idiominformal

to have to do the leastenjoyableof arangeofduties, often because you have beenchosento do it:

（常因被选中而）不得不做最无趣的事情，干最苦的差事

Mikedrewtheshortstrawand had tocleanthebathroom.麦克比较倒霉，得去打扫厕所。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having bad things happen by chance

unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.
unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port.
haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.
star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart.
lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues.

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Good luck and bad luck

align
bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
be down onyourluckidiom
be in/out of luckidiom
blessing
get the short end of the stickidiom
godsend
grace
hapless
haplessly
mercifully
mercy
miracle
misadventure
mischance
shame
streak
with any luckidiom
your luck's in!idiom

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(Definition ofdraw/get the short strawfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	draw/get the short straw
释义	draw/get the short straw idiominformal to have to do the leastenjoyableof arangeofduties, often because you have beenchosento do it: （常因被选中而）不得不做最无趣的事情，干最苦的差事 Mikedrewtheshortstrawand had tocleanthebathroom.麦克比较倒霉，得去打扫厕所。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples having bad things happen by chance unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met. unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port. haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler. star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart. lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Good luck and bad luck align bad/hard/tough luck!idiom be bad luck onsomeoneidiom be down onyourluckidiom be in/out of luckidiom blessing get the short end of the stickidiom godsend grace hapless haplessly mercifully mercy miracle misadventure mischance shame streak with any luckidiom your luck's in!idiom See more results » (Definition ofdraw/get the short strawfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/draw-get-the-short-straw##
随便看	let sb/sth in let-sb-sth-in let sb/sth out let-sb-sth-out let-set-loose let/set something loose let/set sth loose let-set-sth-loose let's face it let-s-face-it let-s-face-it let's get this bread let-s-get-this-bread let sleeping dogs lie let-sleeping-dogs-lie let-slide let-slip let someone be let someone down let someone have both barrels let someone have it let someone in on a secret let someone in on something let someone know let someone loose