straits的中文翻译是什么意思

straits

US/streɪts/
UK/streɪts/

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

straits柯林斯释义

N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES海峡;(连接两大海域的)水道

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

N-PLURAL(通常指因缺钱造成的)困境,窘迫

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。

straits英文释义

Noun

1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

    2. a difficult juncture;

    • a pretty pass
    • matters came to a head yesterday

    straits场景例句

    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。

    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。

    The company is in dire straits.

    公司处于极度困难的境地.

    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.

    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。

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