drinking straw

Thân thiện

A child uses a drinking straw to sip juice from a glass.

Definition

Noun: A drinking straw is a thin, hollow tube, typically made of paper or plastic, designed for transferring a beverage from a container to the mouth by suction.

Usage

A drinking straw is used to consume beverages conveniently, often to avoid direct contact with the container, to drink without tilting a cup, or for accessibility. It is commonly used with cold drinks like soda, juice, or iced tea.

Examples

• Please hand me a drinking straw for my smoothie.
• Many restaurants have switched from plastic to paper drinking straws.
• The child used a colorful bendy drinking straw.

Advanced Usage

• "To sip through a drinking straw": This phrase emphasizes the action of drinking slowly or in small amounts using the straw.
  • She sipped her milkshake slowly through a drinking straw.

Variants and Related Words

• Straw (noun): A common, shortened form of "drinking straw."
  • I need a straw for my drink.
• Bendy straw (noun): A drinking straw with a flexible, accordion-style section that allows it to bend.
• Reusable straw (noun): A straw made from materials like metal, silicone, or glass, designed to be washed and used multiple times.

Synonyms

• Sipping tube: A descriptive synonym emphasizing its function.

Related Phrases

• To use a straw: The general phrase for employing a drinking straw.
  • Do you want to use a straw with that?

Học thuật

Noun

1. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

Từ đồng nghĩa

• straw