Wordiyostrait
🇬🇧 UK/streit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
n.
A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water; a difficult or desperate situation
海峡；困境，窘境
adj.
Narrow or restricted; strict or rigorous
狭窄的；严格的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishstraitother
=strait
Common Collocations
- 1.dire straits极度困境
- 2.in desperate straits身陷绝境
- 3.narrow strait狭窄海峡
- 4.strait of……海峡
Example Sentences
- 1.
Ships must navigate carefully through the narrow strait between the two islands.
- 2.
After losing his job, he found himself in dire financial straits.
- 3.
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.