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English translation for "strait"

[ streit ] 
adj.
〔古语〕
1.窄,狭,狭隘的,窄小的(地方、衣服等)。
2.艰难的,窘迫的,穷困的(家境等)。
3.【圣经】严格的,严厉的。
短语和例子

n.
1.〔常 pl. 作单数用〕海峡。
2.〔常 pl. 〕窘迫,穷困,艰难。
3.〔罕用语〕地峡。
4.【解剖学】(狭)口。
短语和例子

adv.
-ly
〔古语〕狭,窄;严格。
n.
-ness
〔古语〕窄,狭隘;严厉,严格;困难,艰难,窘迫,缺乏 (straitness of mind 思想狭隘,气量小,小心眼儿)。


Related Translations:
soya strait:  宗谷海峡〔连接日本海和鄂霍次克海〕。
sunda strait:  (Sumatra 岛与 Java 岛间的)异他海峡。
florida strait:  佛罗里达海峡。
bering strait:  白令海峡。
tsushima strait:  对马海峡。
Example Sentences:
1.The bering strait parts north america from asia .
白令海峡把北美洲和亚洲分开。
2.The man was in great straits .
那人遭遇了大困难。
3.She talked of the serious straits that the country was in .
她谈到国家正处在进退维谷的困境。
4.What a strait he was in !
他的地位有多窘啊!
5.In such straits as these, the heart has no tears to give .
一个人在这危急关头,已经无泪可流。
6.But madman who sought war ought to be put in strait jackets .
但追求战争的狂人应该统统给他们穿上紧身衣。
7.Finally the leading ships steamed in at night through the narrow strait .
最后先头船只在夜间驶入狭窄的海峡。
8.Egypt would not interfere with the normal flow of traffic through the strait .
埃及不干涉通过这个海峡的正常交通运输。
9.But memories of her early straits had made her excessively thrifty .
然而,由于对昔日的艰苦岁月记忆犹新,她生活过分检朴。
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