| 单词 | strait |
| 释义 | strait —straitly, adv. —straitness, n. /strayt/, n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed. 3. Archaic. a narrow passage or area. 4. an isthmus. adj. Archaic. 5. narrow: Strait is the gate. 6. affording little space; confined in area. 7. strict, as in requirements or principles. [1150-1200; ME streit < OF estreit < L strictus ptp. of stringere to bind; see STRAIN1] Syn. 2. exigency, pinch, dilemma, predicament, plight. See emergency. Ant. 2. ease. |
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