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

• 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。
• The Bering Strait parts North America from Asia.
  白令海峡把北美洲和亚洲分开。
• A strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
  一个有重要战略地位的海湾，连接波斯湾和阿曼湾。
• The Strait of Malacca lies between Malaysia and Sumatra.
  马六甲海峡位于马来西亚和苏门答腊之间。
• The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey.
  位于爱琴海和马尔马拉海之间的一个海峡，它将欧洲和亚洲土耳其分离。
• They studied the Bering Strait's potential impact on glacial oscillations.
  他们研究了白令海峡对冰期振荡的潜在影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water.
  一个连接两个水体的狭窄海峡。