straits

英 [streɪts]

美 [streɪts]

n.  海峡; (联结两大水域的)水道; (尤指经济拮据引起的)困境，境况窘迫
strait的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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 astraitorthe straits.
  1. An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
     估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。
  2. ...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 isindire or desperatestraits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a difficult juncture
  1. a pretty pass
  2. matters came to a head yesterday
  Synonym:passhead
• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
  Synonym:passstrait

双语例句

• These attacks are still a regular occurrence today in the Malacca Straits and the South China Sea.
  这些袭击事件仍然经常发生今天在马六甲海峡和南方的中国海。
• The waters of eastern Bohai Straits is the only route for vessels entering or leaving Bohai Sea Gulf.
  渤海海峡以东海域是船舶进出渤海湾的必经之路。
• Now that father's lost his job, we're in serious straits.
  父亲失业了，我们现在经济十分拮据。
• You may have heard that a few manufacturers have fallen into dire straits.
  你可能听说过一些厂商已陷入困境。
• Articles on Navigation through the Territorial Sea and Straits
  关于领海和海峡通航的条款
• Separated from mainland Canada by several straits, the island is actually the peak of a sunken mountain range.
  转载翻译部分请注明天涯东方猪。这座岛屿实际是一座沉没了山脉的顶峰，与加拿大本土相隔了几座海峡。
• The man was in great straits.
  那人遭遇了大困难。
• The world bank and other donors demand more cash to lend to developing countries in dire straits.
  世界银行（worldbank）和其它捐赠组织需要更多现金，以贷款给那些陷入严重困境的发展中国家。
• The Straits of Gibraltar have not lost their strategic importance.
  直布罗陀海峡尚未丧失其战略上的重要地位。
• They have occupied our Taiwan and the Taiwan Straits and are contemplating an atomic war.
  他们侵占中国的台湾和台湾海峡，还想发动原子战争。