救命稻草 meaning in English
a life-saving straw; a straw to clutch at
Examples
- They grasped at every straw .
他们见救命稻草就捞。 - He acted like a drowning man trying to catch at a straw .
他那样做好像一个快要淹死的人拼命想捞救命稻草一样。 - To adhere to life, he must adhere to human relationships, and he caught at every straw .
要顽强地活下去，他必须保持人与人之间的各种关系，因此他争抢着每一根救命稻草。 - I just screwed up the opportunity of a lifetime
我刚把最后的救命稻草扯断了！ - Can you make it ? therein iies your saivation
你行吗？那是你的救命稻草。