strait
US
UK strait n: often plural (waterway)
SC 海峡 hǎi xiá
TC 海峽
TC 海峽
SC 水道 hǎi xiá，shuǐ dào
TC 水道
TC 水道
Ships have to navigate the strait one at a time.
straits npl: figurative (bad situation)
SC 困难的处境 kùn nán de chǔ jìng
SC 窘境 kùn nán de chǔ jìng，jiǒng jìng
They're in terrible straits now, carrying two mortgages.
Bering Strait n: (waterway between Russia, Alaska)
SC 白令海峡
the Strait of Dover, Dover Strait n: (part of English channel)
SC 多佛海峽
SC 多佛尔海峡
straitlaced (US), straightlaced (US), strait-laced, straight-laced adj: (prim, proper)
SC 刻板的 kè bǎn de
SC 严谨的 kè bǎn de ，yán jǐn de
TC 嚴謹的
TC 嚴謹的
SC 死板的 kè bǎn de ，sǐ bǎn de