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.