1. 海峽;(連接兩大海域的)水道 You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a strait or the straits .
e.g. An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually. 估計每年有 1,600 艘船通過(guò)該海峽。 e.g. ...the Straits of Gibraltar. 直布羅陀海峽
2. (通常指因缺錢(qián)造成的)困境，窘迫 If someone is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.
strait的翻譯
e.g. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits... 假如我們有了小孩，我們會(huì )真正陷入困境。 e.g. The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits. 該公司的倒閉讓很多小商人陷入了經(jīng)濟困境。
strait英英釋義
noun
1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Synonym: sound
2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs