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strait n.海峡;（常用pl.）窘迫，困境;危难;adj.困难的，窘迫的;<古>狭窄的;严格的; pl:straits~

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英[streɪt]  美[stret] 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 a strait or the straits .例：An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。例：...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 is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.例：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。例：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。

单词	strait
音标	英[streɪt] 美[stret]
解释	n.海峡;（常用pl.）窘迫，困境;危难;adj.困难的，窘迫的;<古>狭窄的;严格的;
例句	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 a strait or the straits . 例：An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。例：...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 is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money. 例：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。例：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。
变形	pl:straits~

Strait Sea Dire Desperate 英[Streɪt 美[Stret N.海峡;（常用pl.）窘迫，困境;危难;Adj.困难的，窘迫的;<古>狭窄的;严格的 N Count