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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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
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
Synonym:passstraits

adj

narrow
1. strait is the gate

双语例句

Starting from Spain, bypassing South America, found that Magellan Strait, and then crossing the Pacific.
从西班牙出发，绕过南美洲，发现麦哲伦海峡，然后横渡太平洋。
The strait between the English Channel and the North sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent.
位于英吉利海峡和北海之间的一个海峡；英国和欧洲大陆的最短距离。
My arid heart revived; my affliction is lightened; my strait and struggle are gone.
我的枯干的心田复活了，我的痛苦减轻了，我的艰苦和挣扎过去了。
I first came to North American in prehistoric times when I crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Eurasia.
在史前时期，我从欧亚大陆穿越白令海峡、走过陆地、桥第一次来到了北美。
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。
Only a narrow strait separates North America from asia.
北美洲与亚洲之间只隔一条狭窄的海峡。
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。
Red Cross organizations on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have worked together for decades already.
台湾海峡两岸的红十字会已经合作了数十年。
An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
估计每年有1,600艘船通过该海峡。
The results show that Kuroshio deformation takes the perpetual shape of'loop'in Luzon Strait.
研究结果表明，黑潮在吕宋海峡的形变以“流套”的形式常年存在。