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strait/streit/ n. & adj.●n. 1 (in sing. or pl. 用单数或复数) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large bodies of water 海峡 2 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) difficulty, trouble, or distress 困境；窘境；险境 usu. 通常用于 in dire or desperate straits 陷入困境 ●adj. archaic [古义] 1 narrow, limited; confined or confining 狭窄的；有限的；受限制的 2 strict or rigorous 严格的；严密的 □ straitly adv.□ straitness n.[Middle English streit via Old French estreit ‘tight, narrow’ from Latin strictus STRICT] |