形容词
1. The nun took strait vows.
那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
名词
1. The ship passed through the strait between two islands.
船从两岛之间的海峡穿过。
2. These students are in serious financial straits.
这些学生经济上十分困难。
3. It is dangerous to cross the straits in such weather.
在这种天气过海峡是危险的。
1. 海峡：六大海峡(Strait)和两大运河(Canal). 2. 四大航区(Shipping Area)又称为四大洋航区. 3. 海港.(Port) 附录一二. 国际铁路运输. (P427-
428) 1. 铁路轨距类型.(三十多种中的主要三种,即: 标准轨/宽轨/窄轨) 2. 大陆桥运输.(三条主要的大陆桥)
2. 开门见山,直来直去：Sentence pattern: 句型要尽量多样化. | Strait: 开门见山,直来直去. | Style: 文体恰切,适合内容要求.
3. 海峡,时注意的-台湾海峡时刻注意的：strain-拉是拽拉是拽 | strait-海峡,时注意的-台湾海峡时刻注意的 | pang-剧痛,盘剧痛盘成一团
4. 海峡;通道;狭窄的：strainometer 应变计 | strait 海峡;通道;狭窄的 | strake 洗矿槽;轮箍;条纹;侧板
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 .
e.g. An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。
e.g. ...the Straits of Gibraltar.
直布罗陀海峡
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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。