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in (adj) straits
常用形容词包括 dire, financial, economic 等。
The country is in economic straits.
该国陷入经济困境。
海峡
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
海峡
a narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
The country is in economic straits.
该国陷入经济困境。
连接两个较大水域的狭窄水道。
A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
狭窄的通道、隘口或街道。
A narrow pass, passage or street.
地峡；连接两块陆地的狭长地带。
A neck of land; an isthmus.
困境；艰难的处境。
A difficult position.
The sailboat moved slowly through the strait because of the strong current.
帆船因强大的水流而缓慢地穿过海峡。
Some species of whales must pass through this strait during their long migration.
某些种类的鲸鱼在长途迁徙中必须穿过这个海峡。
The two islands are separated by a deep strait that ferries cross every day.
这两个岛屿被一条深深的海峡隔开，渡轮每天穿越它。
常用形容词包括 dire, financial, economic 等。
The country is in economic straits.
该国陷入经济困境。
地名通常大写并加定冠词。
They navigated the Strait of Magellan.
他们航行通过麦哲伦海峡。
Not this
The ship passed through the straight.
Use this
The ship passed through the strait.
拼写混淆：'strait'（海峡）常被误拼为'straight'（直的），因发音相似。正确的名词形式是'strait'。
Not this
The company is in a financial strait.
Use this
The company is in financial straits.
数的一致：表示“困境”时，'strait'通常使用复数形式'straits'，即使指单一困境也要用复数，且不加不定冠词'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
处于极度困境中
The company was in dire straits after the market crash.
市场崩盘后，该公司处于极度困境中。
陷入财务困境
Many families are in financial straits due to rising unemployment.
由于失业率上升，许多家庭陷入财务困境。
处于绝望的困境
The refugees were in desperate straits, lacking food and shelter.
难民们处于绝望的困境中，缺乏食物和住所。
直布罗陀海峡
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
直布罗陀海峡连接大西洋和地中海。
台湾海峡
The Taiwan Strait is an important shipping route.
台湾海峡是一条重要的航运通道。
白令海峡
The Bering Strait separates Asia from North America.
白令海峡将亚洲与北美洲隔开。
处于极度的困境
The company is in dire straits and may have to lay off workers.
公司处于极度困境，可能不得不裁员。
古板的，严守道德的
Her strait-laced parents disapproved of her modern lifestyle.
她古板的父母不赞成她现代的生活方式。
引到永生，那门是窄的，路是小的。
The country is in dire straits financially.
这个国家财政陷入严重困境。
Use Strait naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记‘strait’：海峡窄，困境紧，像‘straight’少个‘g’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：financial or personal difficulties、geography or navigation 该词有两个主要义项：表示‘困境’时多用于较正式或文学语境；表示‘海峡’时属于地理或航海术语，语气中性。
作‘海峡’时常与of连用；作‘困境’时常以复数形式出现，并与in连用。
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