strait
n. 海峡; (常用pl.)窘迫,困境; 危难
You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a strait or the straits .
An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。
...the Straits of Gibraltar.
直布罗陀海峡
If someone is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.
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。
The company's closure 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。
1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
1. strict and severe;
Delegitimizing the use of force in the Taiwan Strait also lessens the likelihood of conflict.
在台海动武一旦被视为非法而不正统,发生冲突的可能行就能减低.
Hazy and hot weather is expected three days later as JANGMI nears Luzon Strait.
随著蔷薇逐渐靠近吕宋海峡,预料本港三天后将会有烟霞,天气会变得炎热.
The Bering Strait parts North America from Asia.
白令海峡把北美洲和亚洲分开.
Drake Passage: a strait between Cape Horn and antarctica. It connects the southern atlantic and Pacific oceans.
“德雷克海峡: 好望角与南极洲之间的一个海峡,连接南大西洋与太平洋. ”.
How important is the Taiwan Strait? How dangerous is that area?
请你形容一下,到底台湾海峡或是这个地区有多危险?