n.[C]

1. 海峽[P1][J]
   It is dangerous to cross the straits in such weather.

   在這種天氣過海峽是危險的。

2. 困境，危難[P]
   These students are in serious financial straits.

   這些學生經濟上十分困難。

3. 【古】地峽

a.

1. 【古】狹窄的；緊的
2. 困難的；苦惱的

n.

1. (also straits) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or other large areas of water.
2. (straits) a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty:
   in dire straits.

adj.

1. narrow or cramped.
2. strict or rigorous.