Strait
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n. 海峡;（常用pl.）窘迫，困境;危难;
adj. 困难的，窘迫的;<古>狭窄的;严格的;
💡 词根助记
strait(draw tight)→狭窄的；海峡；狭窄处
📝 例句
Finally the leading ships steamed in at night through the narrow strait.
最后先头船只在夜间驶入狭窄的海峡。
They had an hour to oar the strait.
他们有一个小时可以划过海峡。
I, in this strait, worship the God of my fathers in mine own language.
我现在身陷危难之中，用自己的语言礼拜我祖先的上帝。
Egypt would not interfere with the normal flow of traffic through the strait.
埃及不干涉通过这个海峡的正常交通运输。
But madman who sought war ought to be put in strait jackets.
但追求战争的狂人应该统统给他们穿上紧身衣。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ strain-尽力,strait-海峡:尽力横渡海峡
※ strait-海峡,straight-直的:海峡形成直线
※ str-拼音“石头人”,ai-拼音“爱”,t-似“七”:石头人爱7个海峡
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
strait
n
1 [C often pl with sing meaning, esp in proper names 常以复数表示单数意义, 尤用於专有名称]
narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water 海峡; （联接两大水域之间的）狭窄水道
the Straits of Gibraltar 直布罗陀海峡
the Magellan Straits 麦哲伦海峡.
2 straits [pl]
trouble; difficulty 困难
be in (dire/desperate/serious) financial straits 陷於（恶劣的[极度的/严重的]）财务困境中.
🔁 扩展释义
*[streit]n. 海峡, 困境a. 困难的, 窘迫的, 狭窄的【医】 窄道, 狭口
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Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison, a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.
当他们从一个营地搬到另一个营地去的时候，他们就可以利用这些野马来运载货物。既然土著人会骑马了，猎取野牛也就容易了。这种野牛以前是成群结队地生活在美洲平原上的。
Before Annie Sullivan came to our house, one or two people had told my mother that I was simple-minded.
安妮·莎利文来到我们家之前，已有一两个人告诉我母亲，说我头脑简单。
With a stopwatch, they counted how many times the bees repeated the dance during one minute.
他们用秒表记录蜜蜂在一分钟内重复舞蹈的次数。