1N-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 . 海峡;(连接两大海域的)水道
An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
2N-PLURAL [adjective NOUN](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. (通常指因缺钱造成的)困境,窘迫
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.
1narrow piece of water connecting seas, etc.海峽;水道ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAIT | STRAIT + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤narrow狹窄的海峽VERB + STRAIT➤go through, pass through通過/穿過海峽▸➤enter進入海峽STRAIT + VERB➤separate sth海峽把⋯分隔開◇The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland.輸油管道的終點在一條將海島與大陸分隔開的狹窄海峽中。PREPOSITION➤across the strait橫渡海峽◇He tried to swim across the Straits of Gibraltar.他試圖遊過直布羅陀海峽。➤in the strait在海峽裏◇a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz停泊在霍爾木茲海峽的一艘輪船➤on the strait在水道上◇The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.該鎮位於黑海和地中海之間的水道上。➤through the strait通過海峽◇Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year.每年有成百上千艘船通過海峽。➤strait between⋯之間的海峽strait
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2straitstrouble困難;困境ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤desperate, dire, serious極嚴重的困境▸➤economic, financial經濟/財務困境PREPOSITION➤in strait在困境中◇The business is in dire financial straits.這家公司處於嚴重的財務困境中。