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1. 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 .
2. (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.