strait

US [streɪt]
UK [streɪt]
  • n.海峡；【解】(狭)口；窘迫；〈罕〉地峡
  • adj.窄；【圣】严格的；穷困的(家境等)
  • Web困难；困境；窘境
Plural Form：straits  

Synonym

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Web Definition

adj.
1.
窄,狭,狭隘的,窄小的(地方,衣服等)
2.
【圣】严格的,严厉的
3.
艰难的,窘迫的,穷困的(家境等)
n.
1.
海峡
2.
【解】(狭)口
3.
〈罕〉地峡
4.
窘迫,穷困,艰难
1.
海峡
2.
【解】(狭)口
3.
〈罕〉地峡
4.
窘迫,穷困,艰难

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,海峡海峡,口口,窘迫窘迫,〈罕〉地峡〈罕〉地峡,窄窄,严格的严格的,穷困的穷困的,困难困难,困境困境,窘境窘境
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
It accused the party of trying "to sabotage the hard-earned positive situation of cross-straits relations" .
中国政府指责其“试图破坏艰难取得的良好的两岸关系。”
zhōng guó zhèng fǔ zhǐ zé qí " shì tú pò huài jiān nán qǔ dé de liáng hǎo de liǎng àn guān xì 。 "
article.yeeyan.org
2.
I should add that it is possible a friend will be in dire straits, and you may be moved to help by writing her a check.
我要补充，这是可能的一个朋友将在水深火热之中，并且您可能会被转移到帮助她写一张支票。
wǒ yào bǔ chōng , zhè shì kě néng de yī gè péng yǒu jiāng zài shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng , bìng qiě nín kě néng huì bèi zhuǎn yí dào bāng zhù tā xiě yī zhāng zhī piào 。
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3.
These are the times we prepared you for, so to enable you to be of the utmost help for your brothers and sisters in dire straits.
这些是我们让你们准备的时刻，如此以让你们能够成为你们那些处于艰难困苦中的兄弟姐妹们的最大帮助。
zhè xiē shì wǒ men ràng nǐ men zhǔn bèi de shí kè , rú cǐ yǐ ràng nǐ men néng gòu chéng wéi nǐ men nà xiē chǔ yú jiān nán kùn kǔ zhōng de xiōng dì jiě mèi men de zuì dà bāng zhù 。
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4.
To such straits was he reduced by his extravagance that he took to begging.
他因为挥霍浪费而弄到这般境地，竟然开始要起饭来。
tā yīn wèi huī huò làng fèi ér nòng dào zhè bān jìng dì , jìng rán kāi shǐ yào qǐ fàn lái 。
5.
He began to worry about the necessity of a new connection and to see impending serious financial straits unless something turned up.
他开始为必须再找寻新的关系而发愁，并且开始意识到，除非出现什么转机，否则严重的经济困难已经迫在眉睫。
tā kāi shǐ wèi bì xū zài zhǎo xún xīn de guān xì ér fā chóu , bìng qiě kāi shǐ yì shí dào , chú fēi chū xiàn shén me zhuǎn jī , fǒu zé yán zhòng de jīng jì kùn nan yǐ jīng pò zài méi jié 。
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6.
"Chinese people on both sides of the straits tend to see history from their own national scope, " she said.
“两岸的中国人倾向于从各自的角度看待历史，”他说。
" liǎng àn de zhōng guó rén qīng xiàng yú cóng gè zì de jiǎo dù kàn dài lì shǐ , " tā shuō 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
The amended marital property system between the two sides of Taiwan Straits tends to be similar in some aspects while conflicts still exist.
修改后的两岸新夫妻财产制，虽然呈现出一些共同点，但仍有诸多冲突。
xiū gǎi hòu de liǎng àn xīn fū qī cái chǎn zhì , suī rán chéng xiàn chū yì xiē gòng tóng diǎn , dàn réng yǒu zhū duō chōng tū 。
www.dictall.com
8.
It is a sign that European countries may be moving closer to a deal to help Greece out of its immediate financial straits.
这是一个迹象，表明欧洲国家可能正在接近达成协议，帮助希腊走出其当前的财政困境。
zhè shì yī gè jì xiàng , biǎo míng ōu zhōu guó jiā kě néng zhèng zài jiē jìn dá chéng xié yì , bāng zhù xī là zǒu chū qí dāng qián de cái zhèng kùn jìng 。
www.maynet.cn
9.
Q: During the recent Tokyo Film Festival, the two sides across the Taiwan Straits disputed over the name under which Taiwan participates.
问：最近举行的东京电影节上，两岸由于台湾参与名称问题发生争执。
wèn : zuì jìn jǔ xíng de dōng jīng diàn yǐng jié shàng , liǎng àn yóu yú tái wān cān yù míng chēng wèn tí fā shēng zhēng zhí 。
www.fmprc.gov.cn
10.
The Kuomintang tried to strangle us by cutting off the funds due to us and imposing an economic blockade; we were indeed in dire straits.
国民党用停发经费和经济封锁来对待我们，企图把我们困死，我们的困难真是大极了。
guó mín dǎng yòng tíng fā jīng fèi hé jīng jì fēng suǒ lái duì dài wǒ men , qǐ tú bǎ wǒ men kùn sǐ , wǒ men de kùn nan zhēn shì dà jí le 。
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