| 词汇 | strait |
| 释义 | strait noun uk /streɪt/ us /streɪt/ straitnoun (WATER)[ Cusually plural ] a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea: 海峡 the Straits of Gibraltar直布罗陀海峡 ProWorks/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages Bays & gulfs arm basin bay channel cove gulf Hudson Bay inlet lagoon narrows sea coast sound the Bay of Bengal the Bay of Fundy the Gulf of Mexico the Persian Gulf straitnoun (DIFFICULTY)straits[ plural ] a difficult situation, especially because of financial problems: （尤指财务问题导致的）窘境，困境 in difficult straitsSo many companies are in such difficult straits that their prices have come right down. strait | American Dictionarystrait noun[ C ] us/streɪt/ a narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water: The strait lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Examples of straitstrait To be sure, not everyone in the tory leadership felt that they were in such dire straits. Piece by piece the blank areas of the polar chart were filled in: discernible features - capes, bays, and navigable straits - gradually replaced fantastical sea-beasts and magnetic mountains. I believe that to be of crucial importance, certainly in cases where operators are in dire financial straits, as many currently are. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He described institutions in ruin, an economy in dire straits. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English She is in dire straits and unable to make ends meet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not true that at the moment it is in dire financial straits, and not making a profit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here, lacking a sense of purpose, desolate and frightened, they seek those in similar straits since the option of family support is no longer there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is a great thing that both sides of the straits are following our debate today. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Meanwhile, engineering is increasingly enabling us to build tunnels under cities, under protected areas of outstanding natural beauty and under sea straits. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have reduced the amount of foreign tonnage coming to this country, and, consequently, our straits have become more severe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are admitted to be in bad straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not even in the direst straits would a firm stop paying the insurance premium on its fire policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Constituencies, like mine are in desperate straits, and the tranquillity of which we have heard will be dispelled so far as we are concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An illustration of the extraordinary straits to which the labourers are driven is to hand in the action of the boards of-guardians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not at any rate been reduced to such desperate straits as that in our discussions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of strait These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withstraitstraitThese are words often used in combination with strait. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. desperate straits On the other hand, there are highly subsidised areas, the 'enclaves of poverty', zones of social-economic degradation where indigenous peoples may be in desperate straits. dire straits To be sure, not everyone in the tory leadership felt that they were in such dire straits. economic straits This child was born of a legitimate union, and was given up when the mother was left alone and in dire economic straits. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with strait |
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