Definition
To desperately try anything to improve a bad situation, even if there is little chance of success.
在絶望中尝試任何可能的方法
After the stock market crashed, he started investing in high-risk options, it was like he was clutching at straws.
在股市崩盤後，他開始投資高風險的選擇權，就像是在抓救命稻草。
Facing the project deadline, they tried to introduce new technology at the last minute, but it was just clutching at straws.
面對專案截止日期，他們在最後一刻試圖引入新技術，但這只是抓救命稻草。
When she learned that she might be fired, she started trying all sorts of methods she had never considered before, like she was clutching at straws.
當她得知自己可能被解僱時，她開始嘗試各種她從未考慮過的方法，就像是在抓救命稻草。