| 释义 |
strait AHD[strāt] D.J.[streɪt]K.K.[stret]n.（名词）abbr. str., Str., st., St.【缩写】- Also straits A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. 也作 straits 海峡：连接两个大的水体的狭窄的通道
- A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need. Often used in the plural:困境：困难、困惑、不幸或贫穷的境地，常用复数：in desperate straits.处于几近绝望的境地
adj.（形容词）- Difficult; stressful.困难的，压力大的
- Having or marked by limited funds or resources.窘迫的：具有有限的资金、资源或以之为特征的
- Archaic 【古语】
- Narrow.狭窄的
- Affording little space or room; confined.狭窄的：仅供给很小空间或余地的；有限制的
- Fitting tightly; constricted.紧身的，紧缩的
- Archaic Strict, rigid, or righteous.【古语】 严格的，严厉的或正确的
- Middle English streit [narrow, a strait] 中古英语 streit [狭窄的，一个海峡]
- from Old French estreit [tight, narrow] 源自 古法语 estreit [紧的，窄的]
- from Latin strictus [past participle of] stringere [to draw tight] * see streig- 源自 拉丁语 strictus stringere的过去分词 [使缩紧] * 参见 streig-
straitʹly adv.（副词）straitʹness n.（名词） |