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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8841 COCA: 12059

strait

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Related topics: Geography, Geology, Oceanography
strait /streɪt/ ●○○ noun [countableC]   → straight
1  (also straits [plural])SG a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas 海峡；〔狭窄的〕水道
 the Bering Strait
白令海峡
2  be in dire straits PROBLEMto be in a very difficult situation, especially a financial one 陷于极度的困境中〔尤指财务困境〕
 After the war, the country’s economy was in dire straits.
战后该国的经济陷入困境。
 The firm is now in dire financial straits.
该公司目前财务状况极度困难。
Examples from the Corpus
be in dire straits• Everton, to put it bluntly, are in dire straits.• The result is a society that was in dire straits because its cannibalism turned against itself, involving even small children.
Examples from the Corpus
strait• Everton, to put it bluntly, are in dire straits.• Beyond the strait it was expected that we might encounter enemy submarines.• They were expelled, and replaced by an Athenian citizen colony, strategically placed to hold the straits of Artemision.• Smugglers have been plying the straits for years.• the Strait of Magellan
Origin strait
(1300-1400) strait “narrow” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French estreit, from Latin strictus; → STRICT
strait noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8841 COCA: 12059
strait

noun¹

 1narrow piece of water connecting seas, etc.海峽；水道ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAIT | STRAIT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤narrow狹窄的海峽VERB + STRAIT➤go through, pass through通過／穿過海峽▸➤enter進入海峽STRAIT + VERB➤separate sth海峽把⋯分隔開◇The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland.輸油管道的終點在一條將海島與大陸分隔開的狹窄海峽中。PREPOSITION➤across the strait橫渡海峽◇He tried to swim across the Straits of Gibraltar.他試圖遊過直布羅陀海峽。➤in the strait在海峽裏◇a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz停泊在霍爾木茲海峽的一艘輪船➤on the strait在水道上◇The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.該鎮位於黑海和地中海之間的水道上。➤through the strait通過海峽◇Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year.每年有成百上千艘船通過海峽。➤strait between⋯之間的海峽
strait

noun²

 2straits trouble困難；困境ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤desperate, dire, serious極嚴重的困境▸➤economic, financial經濟／財務困境PREPOSITION➤in strait在困境中◇The business is in dire financial straits.這家公司處於嚴重的財務困境中。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8841 COCA: 12059
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8841 COCA: 12059

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