clutch（或grasp, catch）at straws

更新日期：2026-08-14

词语	clutch（或grasp, catch）at straws
释义	clutch（或grasp, catch）at straws be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation 捞救命稻草, 作最后的绝望挣扎。 [ORIGIN: from the proverb a drowning man will clutch at a straw.]
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