1 N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 海峡;(连接两大海域的)水道 You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a strait or the straits . 海峡;(连接两大海域的)水道
SYN channel, sound, narrows, stretch of water
2 N-PLURAL [adjective NOUN] (通常指因缺钱造成的)困境,窘迫 If someone is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money. (通常指因缺钱造成的)困境,窘迫
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If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
假如我们有了小孩,我们会真正陷入困境。
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The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
该公司的倒闭让很多小商人陷入了经济困境。
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