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strait n.海峡；困境adj.困难的；窘迫的；<古>狭窄的；严格的 (1) 我们将在夜间通过那个海峡。(2) 我们穿过了麦哲伦海峡。(3) 我听说你处于经济困难之中。(4) 这门相当窄。(5) 我的老姨妈都很古板。 The noun strait comes from the Latin word strictus, meaning "to bind or draw tight." Whether you're describing a narrow passage of water or a tricky situation, a strait will make you feel like you're in tight quarters. You might be familiar with the term "dire straits," which refers an urgent or drastic situation. If all the dorms are overbooked for the fall semester and the off-campus apartments are all rented, you might find yourself in dire straits.

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英 [streɪt] 美 [streɪt] (1) We will transit the strait at night.(2) We passed through the Strait of Magellan.(3) I hear you are in poor financial straits.(4) The door is rather strait.(5) My old aunts are very strait laced. A strait is a narrow sea channel or a difficult situation — remember that both are difficult to navigate. If you're stranded on a strait off the Black Sea, you might also say that you're in dire straits. 1[N-COUNT； N-IN-NAMES 名称名词；名称名词]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 a strait or the straits . An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。...the Straits of Gibraltar.直布罗陀海峡2[N-PLURAL 复数名词](通常指因缺钱造成的)困境，窘迫 If someone is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.   [adj N]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。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。

英语单词	strait
英美音标	英 [streɪt] 美 [streɪt]
中文释义	n.海峡；困境 adj.困难的；窘迫的；<古>狭窄的；严格的
英语例句	(1) We will transit the strait at night. (2) We passed through the Strait of Magellan. (3) I hear you are in poor financial straits. (4) The door is rather strait. (5) My old aunts are very strait laced.
中文例句	(1) 我们将在夜间通过那个海峡。 (2) 我们穿过了麦哲伦海峡。 (3) 我听说你处于经济困难之中。 (4) 这门相当窄。 (5) 我的老姨妈都很古板。
vocabulary简明	A strait is a narrow sea channel or a difficult situation — remember that both are difficult to navigate. If you're stranded on a strait off the Black Sea, you might also say that you're in dire straits.
vocabulary扩展	The noun strait comes from the Latin word strictus, meaning "to bind or draw tight." Whether you're describing a narrow passage of water or a tricky situation, a strait will make you feel like you're in tight quarters. You might be familiar with the term "dire straits," which refers an urgent or drastic situation. If all the dorms are overbooked for the fall semester and the off-campus apartments are all rented, you might find yourself in dire straits.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT； N-IN-NAMES 名称名词；名称名词]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 a strait or the straits . An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually. 估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。 ...the Straits of Gibraltar. 直布罗陀海峡 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](通常指因缺钱造成的)困境，窘迫 If someone is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money. [adj N] 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。 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。

Strait Dire Narrow Sea Difficult Financial Situation Desperate