strait

noun

/streɪt/

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(also straits)
[plural] (especially in the names of places) a narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water
- the Strait(s) of Gibraltar
Extra Examples
- Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year.
- The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland.
- The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
- a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- narrow
verb + strait
- go through
- pass through
- enter
- …
strait + verb
- separate something
preposition
- across the strait
- in the strait
- on the strait
- …
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straits
[plural] a very difficult situation especially because of lack of money
- The factory is in dire straits.
- She found herself in desperate financial straits.
- The business is in dire financial straits.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- desperate
- dire
- serious
- …
preposition
- in strait
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Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estreit ‘tight, narrow’, from Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’.

单词	strait
释义	strait noun /streɪt/ /streɪt/ jump to other results (also straits) [plural] (especially in the names of places) a narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water the Strait(s) of Gibraltar Extra Examples Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year. The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland. The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective narrow verb + strait go through pass through enter … strait + verb separate something preposition across the strait in the strait on the strait … See full entry straits [plural] a very difficult situation especially because of lack of money The factory is in dire straits. She found herself in desperate financial straits. The business is in dire financial straits. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective desperate dire serious … preposition in strait See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estreit ‘tight, narrow’, from Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’.
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