| 释义 |
draw the short straw used to say that someone has been unlucky because they were chosen to do something that no one else wanted to do抽到倒霉签，被派去干苦差:•He drew the short straw and had to drive everyone to the party.他抽到倒霉签，要开车送所有的人去参加派对。 draw the short straw 见STRAW. draw the short straw be the unluckiest of a group of people, especially in being chosen to perform an unpleasant task 抽到下下签（尤指被选中去执行倒霉任务）。 ˌdraw the short ˈstraw(BrE)(NAmEget the ˌshort end of the ˈstick)to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets.我抽到了下下签，只得打扫厕所了。 |