strait
美音:[streıt
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英音:[streıt
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adj.艰难的,苦恼的,窘迫的 n.地峡,[straits] 海峡
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strait为高中词汇
词形变化:
副词:straitly 名词:strait-ness
词根
string,strict,strain,stress＝to draw tight（拉紧）
近义词, 同义词
lake pond river gulf bay inlet estuary arm of the sea fiord firth lagoon cove creek strait narrows Euripus sound loch
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strait
/streɪt; stret/
n
1 [C often pl with sing meaning, esp in proper names 常以复数表示单数意义, 尤用于专有名称] narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water 海峡; （联接两大水域之间的）狭窄水道
*the Straits of Gibraltar 直布罗陀海峡
* the Magellan Straits 麦哲伦海峡.
2 straits [pl] trouble; difficulty 困难
*be in (dire/desperate/serious) financial straits 陷于（恶劣的[极度的/严重的]）财务困境中.
n
1 [C often pl with sing meaning, esp in proper names 常以复数表示单数意义, 尤用于专有名称] narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water 海峡; （联接两大水域之间的）狭窄水道
*the Straits of Gibraltar 直布罗陀海峡
* the Magellan Straits 麦哲伦海峡.
2 straits [pl] trouble; difficulty 困难
*be in (dire/desperate/serious) financial straits 陷于（恶劣的[极度的/严重的]）财务困境中.
strait
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: strait 'narrow' (13-20 centuries), from Old French estreit, from Latin strictus; STRICT]
alsostraits [plural]
a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas
the Bering Strait
be in dire straits
to be in a very difficult situation, especially a financial one
After the war the county's economy was in dire straits.
The firm is now in dire financial straits .
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: strait 'narrow' (13-20 centuries), from Old French estreit, from Latin strictus; STRICT]
alsostraits [plural]
a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas
the Bering Strait
be in dire straits
to be in a very difficult situation, especially a financial one
After the war the county's economy was in dire straits.
The firm is now in dire financial straits .
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