strait
英 [streɪt]
美[stret]
- adj. 狭窄的；苦恼的
- n. 海峡；困境
- n. (Strait)人名；(英)斯特雷特
词态变化
复数: straits;
中文词源
strait 紧的，狭窄的，困难的，窘迫的
来自古法语 estrait,狭窄的，收缩的，紧的，来自拉丁语 strictus,紧的，过去分词格于 stringere, 拉紧，绑紧，词源同 strain,strict.引申比喻义困难的，窘迫的等。
strait 海峡由形容词 strait 引申的名词词义。如 Taiwan Strait,台湾海峡。
英英释意
- 1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- 2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
英文词源
- strait
- strait: [12] Strait was originally an adjective and adverb, meaning ‘narrow’ or ‘tight’. It reached English via Old French estreit ‘narrow, tight’ from Latin strictus (source of English strict). Its use as a noun, ‘narrow waterway’, emerged in the 14th century, and the metaphorical straits ‘difficulties’ is a 16th-century development.
=> strict - strait (n.)
- mid-14c., "narrow, confined space or place," specifically of bodies of water from late 14c., from Old French estreit, estrait "narrow part, pass, defile, narrow passage of water," noun use of adjective (see strait (adj.)). Sense of "difficulty, plight" (usually straits) first recorded 1540s. Strait and narrow "conventional or wisely limited way of life" is recorded from mid-14c. (compare straight (adj.2)).
- strait (adj.)
- "narrow, strict" (late 13c.), from Old French estreit, estrait "tight, close-fitting, constricted, narrow" (Modern French étroit), from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (2) "bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). More or less confused with unrelated straight (adj.). Related: Straightly.
同义词辨析
channel, strait
这两个名词均含"海峡"之意。
channel： 指比strait长而宽的海峡。
strait： 指短而窄的海峡。常用复数形式但作单数用。
实用场景例句
- the Strait(s) of Gibraltar
- 直布罗陀海峡
牛津词典
- The factory is in dire straits .
- 工厂岌岌可危。
牛津词典
- She found herself in desperate financial straits.
- 她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。
牛津词典
- An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
- 估计每年有 1,600 艘船通过该海峡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the Straits of Gibraltar.
- 直布罗陀海峡
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
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- The Bering Strait parts North America from Asia.
- 白令海峡把北美洲和亚洲分开.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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. ”.
期刊摘选
- 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?
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- Vancouver: A city of southwest British Columbia , Canada, on the Strait of Georgia opposite Vancouver Island.
- 温哥华: 加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省西南部城市, 隔乔治亚海峡与温哥华岛相望.
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- This ship sails through the Strait Gibraltar , where the water is often rough.
- 船航行经过直布罗陀海峡, 那儿的海上常用风暴.
期刊摘选
- Strait is the gate.
- 难以跨域的地方才是门之所在之处.
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- The new container line is another link across the Strait.
- 新集装箱航线是海峡两岸又一根纽带.
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- The sea narrows into a strait.
- 海变窄形成海峡.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The nun took strait vows.
- 那位修女立下严格的誓愿.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The ship passed through the strait between two islands.
- 船从两岛之间的海峡穿过.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Meanwhile, Exxon and its partners have just sent their first oil across the Tatar Strait.
- 与此同时, 美孚公司和它的合作伙伴们也已经将第一批石油输送过了鞑靼海峡.
期刊摘选
- Red Cross organizations on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have worked together for decades already.
- 台湾海峡两岸的红十字会已经合作了数十年.
期刊摘选
- The Strait of Johor separates Singapore from Peninsular Malaysia.
- 新加坡和马来西亚半岛之间隔着柔佛海峡.
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- I , in this strait, worship the God of my fathers in mine own language.
- 我现在身陷危难之中, 用自己的语言礼拜我祖先的上帝.
辞典例句
- Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
- 渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- The house had a fabulous view out to the Strait of Georgia and the Rockies beyond.
- 在这座房子里能看到乔治亚海峡和海峡那边落基山脉的壮美风景。
柯林斯例句