释义
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
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a drowning man will clutch at a 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）。