adj. 〔古语〕 1.窄，狭，狭隘的，窄小的(地方、衣服等)。 2.艰难的，窘迫的，穷困的(家境等)。 3.【圣经】严格的，严厉的。 短语和例子 a strait door 一个狭窄的门。 a strait Catholic sect 一个严格的天主教教派。 n. 1.〔常 pl. 作单数用〕海峡。 2.〔常 pl. 〕窘迫，穷困，艰难。 3.〔罕用语〕地峡。 4.【解剖学】(狭)口。 短语和例子 the Straits (a)＝the Straits of Gibraltar. (b) the Straits of Malacca 海峡。 in great straits 处境非常困难。 in straits for 缺乏(某物)。 in increasingly dire straits 处境越来越糟。 adv. -ly 〔古语〕狭，窄；严格。 n. -ness 〔古语〕窄，狭隘；严厉，严格；困难，艰难，窘迫，缺乏 (straitness of mind 思想狭隘，气量小，小心眼儿)。
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water 同义词：sound,
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs 同义词：pass, straits,
narrow; "strait is the gate"
A strait is a narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not navigable, for example because it is too shallow, or because it contains an unnavigable reef or archipelago.
例句与用法
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The bering strait parts north america from asia . 白令海峡把北美洲和亚洲分开。
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The man was in great straits . 那人遭遇了大困难。
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She talked of the serious straits that the country was in . 她谈到国家正处在进退维谷的困境。
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What a strait he was in ! 他的地位有多窘啊！
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In such straits as these, the heart has no tears to give . 一个人在这危急关头，已经无泪可流。
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Freedom of passage through strategic straits was jeopardized . 在战略性海峡通过的自由地遭到了破坏。
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But madman who sought war ought to be put in strait jackets . 但追求战争的狂人应该统统给他们穿上紧身衣。
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Finally the leading ships steamed in at night through the narrow strait . 最后先头船只在夜间驶入狭窄的海峡。
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Egypt would not interfere with the normal flow of traffic through the strait . 埃及不干涉通过这个海峡的正常交通运输。
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But memories of her early straits had made her excessively thrifty . 然而，由于对昔日的艰苦岁月记忆犹新，她生活过分检朴。
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