barley straw

基本解释

They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
众人各按各分，将养马与快马的大麦和干草送到官吏那里。
Tom's next adventure happened when he was out in the fields driving the cattle along with a whip which his father had made him of a barley straw.
汤姆还有过一次险遇，那是他爸爸给他一根大麦秸当鞭子，让他在田里牵着牛时发生的。
Generally, the presence of the barley-straw in the water can increase the growth of biomass such as invertebrates, and lead to the amelioration of hydro-ecosystem.
例如水体中放入大麦秆可以增加无脊椎动物以及鱼类的数量，从而达到改善水生生态系统的目的。

It's signed contracts with Idaho farmers to buy hundreds of thousands of tons of wheat and barley straw, and hopes to break ground on the first plant, possibly in Idaho, next year.
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