中英词典查询

strait [stret]

n. 海峡; (常用pl.)窘迫,困境; 危难;
adj. 困难的,窘迫的; 狭窄的; 严格的;
复数:: straits
[反义词] 狭窄的;紧的: wide broad

例句:

  • Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
    也门完全控制着红海南端的海峡。
    来自柯林斯例句
  • He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
    他被指无趣乏味,古板守旧,心胸狭窄。
  • Iran has been holding naval exercises near the strait.
    来自VOA
  • Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
    渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。
  • Sport represents our strait-laced, moral, puritanical side.
    来自THETIMES
  • One is planning soon to tackle a fiendish Hebridean strait.
    来自THETIMES
  • The Bering Strait separates Asia and America .
    白令海峡隔开了亚洲和美洲。
    来自《权威词典》
  • Now that father's lost his job,we're in dire straits.
    父亲失业了,我们陷入了极大的困境。
    来自《权威词典》