last straw the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation (压垮骆驼的)最后一根稻草;使人最终崩溃的一击 例： Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the last straw. 丢了工作已经够糟了，但被房东赶出门后我彻底崩溃了。 A: When he told me I had to work overtime, that was it. 当他告诉我我必须加班的时候，我受够了。 B: The last straw, huh? 你是忍无可忍了，是吗? A: Yes, he's really pushed me too far. 是的，他对我太过分了。