strait
[streit]
n.海峡, 困境
adj.困难的,窘迫的,狭窄的, 严格的
例句与用法:
Danish navigator and explorer who in1728 sailed through the Bering Strait, proving(though he did not realize it at the time) that Asia and North America are separate continents.
白令,维图斯1681-1741丹麦航海家、探险家,1728年驾船穿越白令海峡,证明(尽管他当时不知道)亚洲和北美洲是两片分开的大陆
A province of southeast China on the East China Sea and the Formosa Strait. Agriculture and fishing are important to its economy. Fuzhou is the capital. Population, 27,130,000.
福建中国东南部的一个省份,濒临东海和台湾海峡。经济以农业和渔业为主,省会为福州。人口27,130, 000
I hear you are in poor financial straits.
我听说你处于经济困难之中。
The door is rather strait.
这门相当窄。
词形变化:
副词: straitly | 名词: strait-ness |
详细释义:
n.[C]
1. 海峡[P1][J]
It is dangerous to cross the straits in such weather.
在这种天气过海峡是危险的。
2. 困境, 危难[P]
These students are in serious financial straits.
这些学生经济上十分困难。
3. 【古】地峡
a.
1. 【古】狭窄的; 紧的
2. 困难的; 苦恼的