straits

英[streɪts]
美[streɪts]

基本释义

n.
困境,窘迫; 海峡( strait的名词复数 ); 窘迫; 困难; 艰苦

实用例句

If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.

假如我们有了小孩,我们会真正陷入困境。

柯林斯例句

The company'sclosure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.

该公司的倒闭让很多小商人陷入了经济困境。

柯林斯例句

The company is in dire straits.

公司处于极度困难的境地.

《简明英汉词典》

The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的咽喉.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The captain was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits in such bad weather.

船长不愿意在这样恶劣的天气里冒险将船驶过海峡。

柯林斯例句

The straits of Dover lie between France and England.

多佛海峡位于英法之间.

辞典例句

But memories of her early straits had made her excessively thrifty.

然而,由于对昔日的艰苦岁月记忆犹新,她生活过分检朴.

辞典例句

We were indeed in dire straits. But we pulled through.

那时我们的困难真是大极了, 但是我们渡过了困难.

辞典例句

The plane ferried passengers across the straits in half an hour.

飞机用半小时就把旅客运过了海峡.

辞典例句

It is dangerous to cross the straits in such weather.

在这种天气过海峡是危险的.

辞典例句

He was in great straits for money.

他手头极拮据.

辞典例句

These students are in serious financial straits.

这些学生经济上十分困难.

辞典例句

The ship cleared the straits.

船已驶出海峡.

辞典例句

The man was in great straits.

那人遭遇了大困难.

辞典例句

Freedom of passage through strategic straits was jeopardized.

在战略性海峡通过的自由地遭到了破坏.

辞典例句

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

  • 2. a difficult juncture;

    "a pretty pass"

    "matters came to a head yesterday"

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