grasp at straws

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To guess randomly or pursue any apparent option, due to a lack of clear choices or information. idiomatic
    — I've never met his mother, so I'm grasping at straws for an appropriate gift for her.
  2. To obtain any form of help, even if it is insignificant. idiomatic

词形变化

grasps at straws present,singular,third-person grasping at straws participle,present grasped at straws participle,past grasped at straws past grab at straws alternative grab at a straw alternative grasp at a straw alternative

词源

In reference to a drowning person grabbing any floating object, even a straw, to save themselves. First used by Thomas More in A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation (1534).
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