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strait

英 [streɪt]

美 [streɪt]

n.  海峡; (联结两大水域的)水道; (尤指经济拮据引起的)困境,境况窘迫

复数:straits 

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Collins.1 / BNC.8841 / COCA.12059

牛津词典

    noun

    • 海峡;(联结两大水域的)水道
      a narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water
      1. the Strait(s) of Gibraltar
        直布罗陀海峡
    • (尤指经济拮据引起的)困境,境况窘迫
      a very difficult situation especially because of lack of money
      1. The factory is in dire straits .
        工厂岌岌可危。
      2. She found herself in desperate financial straits.
        她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 海峡;(连接两大海域的)水道
      You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as astraitorthe straits.
      1. An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
        估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。
      2. ...the Straits of Gibraltar.
        直布罗陀海峡
    • N-PLURAL (通常指因缺钱造成的)困境,窘迫
      If someone isindire or desperatestraits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.
      1. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits...
        假如我们有了小孩,我们会真正陷入困境。
      2. The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
        该公司的倒闭让很多小商人陷入了经济困境。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
        Synonym:sound
      1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
          Synonym:passstraits

        adj

        • narrow
          1. strait is the gate

        双语例句

        • In response to the warning, Singapore and Malaysia boosted Malacca Strait security.
          警告发出后,新加坡和马来西亚都加强了对马六甲海峡的安保措施。
        • Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
          也门完全控制着红海南端的海峡。
        • The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean Sea and the atlantic Ocean.
          直布罗陀海峡连接着地中海和大西洋。
        • A strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan.
          位于朝鲜和日本之间的一个海峡;连接中国东海和日本海。
        • The waters inside the base lines, including Bohai Bay and Giongzhou Strait, are China's inland sea.
          在基线以内的水域,包括渤海湾、琼州海峡在内,都是中国的内海。
        • The road to the Ruhr, and to Tokyo, lies through the Strait of Hormuz.
          通向鲁尔和通向东京的道路现在要通过霍尔木兹海峡。
        • A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water.
          一个连接两个水体的狭窄海峡。
        • If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits
          假如我们有了小孩,我们会真正陷入困境。
        • An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
          估计每年有1,600艘船通过该海峡。
        • It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
          马纳尔湾和保克海峡将其与印度次大陆分开。