strait
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/streɪt/
🇬🇧
/streɪt/
noun
R
A narrow waterway that connects two large bodies of water.
Ships must pass through the strait to reach the ocean.
船只必须通过海峡才能到达海洋。
R
A very difficult situation, especially when you don't have enough money.
After losing his job, he was in serious financial strait.
失业后，他陷入了严重的经济困境。
translation
海峡, 困境
词形变化
Plural
straits