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