strait

noun

/streɪt/

(also straits)
[plural] (especially in the names of places尤用于地名) a narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water海峡；（连结两大水域的）水道
- the Strait(s) of Gibraltar直布罗陀海峡
- Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year.每年有成百上千艘船通过海峡。
- The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland.输油管道的终点在一条将海岛与大陆分隔开的狭窄海峡中。
- The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.该镇位于黑海和地中海之间的水道上。
- a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz停泊在霍尔木兹海峡的一艘轮船
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- narrow
verb + strait
- go through
- pass through
- enter
- …
strait + verb
- separate something
preposition
- across the strait
- in the strait
- on the strait
- …
straits
[plural] a very difficult situation especially because of lack of money（尤指经济拮据引起的）困境，境况窘迫
- The factory is in dire straits.工厂岌岌可危。
- She found herself in desperate financial straits.她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。
- The business is in dire financial straits.这家公司处于严重的财务困境中。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- desperate
- dire
- serious
- …
preposition
- in strait

词源Middle English: shortening of Old French estreit ‘tight, narrow’, from Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’.

词汇	strait
释义	strait noun /streɪt/ /streɪt/ (also straits) [plural] (especially in the names of places尤用于地名) a narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water海峡；（连结两大水域的）水道 the Strait(s) of Gibraltar直布罗陀海峡 Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year.每年有成百上千艘船通过海峡。 The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland.输油管道的终点在一条将海岛与大陆分隔开的狭窄海峡中。 The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.该镇位于黑海和地中海之间的水道上。 a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz停泊在霍尔木兹海峡的一艘轮船 Collocations Dictionaryadjective narrow verb + strait go through pass through enter … strait + verb separate something preposition across the strait in the strait on the strait … straits [plural] a very difficult situation especially because of lack of money（尤指经济拮据引起的）困境，境况窘迫 The factory is in dire straits.工厂岌岌可危。 She found herself in desperate financial straits.她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。 The business is in dire financial straits.这家公司处于严重的财务困境中。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective desperate dire serious … preposition in strait 词源Middle English: shortening of Old French estreit ‘tight, narrow’, from Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’.
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