straits
海峡
常用释义
英音[ streɪts ]
美音[ streɪts ]
基本释义
- n. [海洋]海峡；困难（strait 的复数）
例句
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1·The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going.这位船长不愿意冒险在看不见方向之前将船开过海峡。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
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3·Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡，地中海重新被水注满，之后形成了地中海盐丘。
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4·The factory is in dire straits.工厂岌岌可危。来源: 《牛津词典》
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5·She found herself in desperate financial straits.她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。来源: 《牛津词典》
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6·The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.该公司的关闭使得许多小商人陷入经济困境。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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7·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战略通道。
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8·Now that father's lost his job, we're in serious straits.父亲失业了， 我们现在经济十分拮据。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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9·The company is in dire straits.公司处于极度困难的境地。
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10·The ship cleared the straits.船已驶出海峡。
网络释义
- dire straits : 恐怖海峡（英国一乐队）
- straits times : （新加坡）海峡时报
同义词
n.
海峡；困难（strait的复数）