straits

英[stre?ts]
美[stre?ts]

基本釋義

n.
困境,窘迫; 海峽( strait的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 窘迫; 困難; 艱苦

實(shí)用例句

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

假如我們有了小孩,我們會(huì)真正陷入困境。

柯林斯例句

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

該公司的倒閉讓很多小商人陷入了經(jīng)濟(jì)困境。

柯林斯例句

The company is in dire straits.

公司處于極度困難的境地.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

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

直布羅陀海峽是地中海通向大西洋的咽喉.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

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

船長(zhǎng)不愿意在這樣惡劣的天氣里冒險(xiǎn)將船駛過海峽。

柯林斯例句

The straits of Dover lie between France and England.

多佛海峽位于英法之間.

辭典例句

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

然而,由于對(duì)昔日的艱苦歲月記憶猶新,她生活過分檢樸.

辭典例句

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

那時(shí)我們的困難真是大極了, 但是我們渡過了困難.

辭典例句

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

飛機(jī)用半小時(shí)就把旅客運(yùn)過了海峽.

辭典例句

It is dangerous to cross the straits in such weather.

在這種天氣過海峽是危險(xiǎn)的.

辭典例句

He was in great straits for money.

他手頭極拮據(jù).

辭典例句

These students are in serious financial straits.

這些學(xué)生經(jīng)濟(jì)上十分困難.

辭典例句

The ship cleared the straits.

船已駛出海峽.

辭典例句

The man was in great straits.

那人遭遇了大困難.

辭典例句

Freedom of passage through strategic straits was jeopardized.

在戰(zhàn)略性海峽通過的自由地遭到了破壞.

辭典例句

英英釋義

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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