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strait
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural straits
plural straits
Learner's definition of STRAIT
1
[count] : a narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies of water海峡；狭窄水道 — often plural常用复数
- the Bering Strait白令海峡
- the Straits of Gibraltar直布罗陀海峡
2
straits [plural] : a very difficult situation困境；窘境
- Her campaign is in desperate straits.她发起的活动陷入了十分困窘的境地。
- The company is in desperate financial straits.公司目前的财务状况极度困难。
- The economy is in dire straits.经济陷入了十分困窘的境地。
1
a
: a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water —often used in plural but singular in construction
b
: isthmus
c
archaic : a narrow space or passage
straitly adverb
straitness noun
obsolete
: in a close or tight manner
Did you know?
strait or straight?
Straight and strait are homophones (“one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling”), and many people are in the habit of confusing such creatures, particularly when used in fixed phrases. If you express no emotion you have a straight face; an upright person is a straight shooter; a straight flush is “a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit in sequence.” However, if you find yourself in a difficult situation you are in dire straits. Straitjacket and straitlaced are the more commonly used forms for the restrictive garment and the “strict in manners” adjective, although straightjacket and straightlaced are also occasionally found.
Example Sentences
Noun Her campaign is in desperate straits. The company is in desperate financial straits. The economy is in dire straits.
Recent Examples on the Web
Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines, meanwhile, announced disruptions to 30 flights on Tuesday as a result of air traffic controls in Fujian, the Chinese province directly across the strait from Taiwan. Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 While still in the strait, another band of mutineers seized the armada’s largest ship, the San Antonio, and bolted for Spain, carrying essential provisions as well as reports of their captain’s cruelty and recklessness. Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Beijing began a second day of military drills surrounding the island Friday morning, sending multiple military vessels and aircraft across the median line in the strait that had been an unofficial buffer zone for decades. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that Chinese military aircraft and ships in the strait appeared to be simulating an attack on the main island of Taiwan. Vivian Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Chinese state media reported the Su-35 flights shortly before Mrs. Pelosi arrived in Taipei, using phrasing that could either mean the jets were flying across the strait or through it. Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The volcano sits in Kagoshima Bay, and fleeing residents escaped by ferry across a narrow strait to the main part of Kagoshima, a city of 590,000. Harold Maass, The Week, 25 July 2022 More than 70 industry tastemakers from over 10 countries across the region congregated along the famed strait in the East Garden under towering palm trees. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Brian Spegele, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 Our lives in Taiwan do not revolve around cross-strait relations. Clarissa Wei, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 The normally strait-laced Associated Press has hired a democracy news editor. Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 But interest in political risk insurance has grown in recent months amid rising cross-strait tensions, and this week, with Chinese forces launching missiles from waters near the island, insurance has become very hard to find. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Sand—a key ingredient in the glass, concrete, mortars, and plasters used in many construction projects—has emerged as a small but contentious flashpoint in cross-strait relations. Nicolas Rivero, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2022 Taiwan’s business community, led by giants like iPhone maker Foxconn and chip manufacturer TSMC, is adept at navigating U.S.-China and cross-strait relations. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 China, meanwhile, has sent record numbers of war planes near Taiwan, as cross-strait tensions soared to their highest in recent decades. Alex Rogers, CNN, 20 July 2022 As a teenager in a fundamentalist church, Corinne idolizes strait-laced Enoch Miller, the eldest son of the people who brought her family into the fold. Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More
Noun
On Friday, the White House’s China coordinator, Kurt Campbell, said the U.S. would likewise send ships through the strait. Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines, meanwhile, announced disruptions to 30 flights on Tuesday as a result of air traffic controls in Fujian, the Chinese province directly across the strait from Taiwan. Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 While still in the strait, another band of mutineers seized the armada’s largest ship, the San Antonio, and bolted for Spain, carrying essential provisions as well as reports of their captain’s cruelty and recklessness. Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 Beijing began a second day of military drills surrounding the island Friday morning, sending multiple military vessels and aircraft across the median line in the strait that had been an unofficial buffer zone for decades. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that Chinese military aircraft and ships in the strait appeared to be simulating an attack on the main island of Taiwan. Vivian Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Chinese state media reported the Su-35 flights shortly before Mrs. Pelosi arrived in Taipei, using phrasing that could either mean the jets were flying across the strait or through it. Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The volcano sits in Kagoshima Bay, and fleeing residents escaped by ferry across a narrow strait to the main part of Kagoshima, a city of 590,000. Harold Maass, The Week, 25 July 2022 More than 70 industry tastemakers from over 10 countries across the region congregated along the famed strait in the East Garden under towering palm trees. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Adjective
Beijing worries that the U.S. is backing away from longstanding agreements over the status of Taiwan, which could unsettle the balance of cross-strait relations and make military conflict more likely. Brian Spegele, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 Our lives in Taiwan do not revolve around cross-strait relations. Clarissa Wei, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 The normally strait-laced Associated Press has hired a democracy news editor. Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 But interest in political risk insurance has grown in recent months amid rising cross-strait tensions, and this week, with Chinese forces launching missiles from waters near the island, insurance has become very hard to find. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Sand—a key ingredient in the glass, concrete, mortars, and plasters used in many construction projects—has emerged as a small but contentious flashpoint in cross-strait relations. Nicolas Rivero, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2022 Taiwan’s business community, led by giants like iPhone maker Foxconn and chip manufacturer TSMC, is adept at navigating U.S.-China and cross-strait relations. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 China, meanwhile, has sent record numbers of war planes near Taiwan, as cross-strait tensions soared to their highest in recent decades. Alex Rogers, CNN, 20 July 2022 As a teenager in a fundamentalist church, Corinne idolizes strait-laced Enoch Miller, the eldest son of the people who brought her family into the fold. Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus strait, strict, from past participle of stringere
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c
Adjective
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Adverb
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of strait was in the 13th century noun¹
noun²
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