| 单词 | strait |
| 释义 | Word Frequency strait(streɪt) noun 1. (often plural) a. a narrow channel of the sea linking two larger areas of sea b. (capital as part of a name) the Strait of Gibraltar 2. (often plural) a position of acute difficulty (often in the phrase in dire or desperate straits) 3. archaic a narrow place or passage adjective archaic 4. (of spaces, etc) affording little room 5. (of circumstances, etc) limiting or difficult 6. severe, strict, or scrupulous Derived forms straitly (ˈstraitly) adverb straitness (ˈstraitness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French estreit narrow, from Latin strictus constricted, from stringere to bind tightly |
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