clutching at straws

1 especially British EnglishBrE to be trying everything possible to find a solution or hope in a difficult situation, even though it will probably be unsuccessful 抓救命稻草，急不暇择

I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws.

我很清楚尝试非传统疗法只不过是在抓救命稻草。

Examples from the Corpus

be clutching at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws.

→ be clutching at straws at clutch1(1)

2 to be trying everything you can to succeed, even though the things you are doing are not likely to help or work 〔在危难中〕抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会

Examples from the Corpus

be clutching/grasping at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws.

→ be clutching/grasping at straws at straw(2)

词汇	clutching at straws
释义	clutching at straws clutching at straws 1 especially British EnglishBrE to be trying everything possible to find a solution or hope in a difficult situation, even though it will probably be unsuccessful 抓救命稻草，急不暇择 I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws. 我很清楚尝试非传统疗法只不过是在抓救命稻草。 Examples from the Corpus be clutching at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws. → be clutching at straws at clutch1(1) 2 to be trying everything you can to succeed, even though the things you are doing are not likely to help or work 〔在危难中〕抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会 Examples from the Corpus be clutching/grasping at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws. → be clutching/grasping at straws at straw(2)
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