He was grasping at straws when he took his dying child to another doctor.

他把奄奄一息的孩子带去看另外一位医生，那是在把死马当活马医。

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Alan was clutching at straws when he took his dying wife to another doctor.

艾伦把奄奄一息的妻子带去看另一位医生，那是在把死马当活马医。

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You're grasping at straws if you think you can pass that exam by starting to study the night before!

要是你认为在考试前一天的晚上开始念书就能通过考试的话，那你就是想捞救命稻草。

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"When you ask me is this clutching at straws, we have to do what we are doing, " said Delaney.

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EPIC, he argues, is "grasping at straws" in its conflict of Internet accusations.

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Police seem certain of that but say they're "grasping at straws" for other evidence that might help them find the 25-year-old cashier.

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