1·The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going.
这位船长不愿意冒险在看不见方向之前将船开过海峡。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
3·Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.
地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡，地中海重新被水注满，之后形成了地中海盐丘。
4·The factory is in dire straits.
工厂岌岌可危。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·She found herself in desperate financial straits.
她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
该公司的关闭使得许多小商人陷入经济困境。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的战略通道。
8·Now that father's lost his job, we're in serious straits.
父亲失业了， 我们现在经济十分拮据。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
9·The company is in dire straits.
公司处于极度困难的境地。
10·The ship cleared the straits.
船已驶出海峡。
1·Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
2·Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.
地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡，地中海重新被水注满，之后形成了地中海盐丘。
3·After that, across the straits of Messina, and it was almost a stroll to Naples; Garibaldi arrived there by train.
此后，加里波第坐火车度过了墨西拿海峡，几乎像去那不勒斯闲逛那样轻松。
4·The second call is at Butterworth, the mainland port that looks across to the island of Penang; here, travellers are taken across the straits to visit the island.
第二站停的是巴特沃斯，它是与槟榔屿隔海相望的一个大港口。 旅客们在这儿下车乘渡船越过海峡前往槟榔屿游览。
5·Greek philosopher Plato wrote about Atlantis some 2,600 years ago, describing it as' an island situated in front of the straits called the Pillars of Hercules. '.
希腊哲学家柏拉图在2,600年前写到亚特兰蒂斯的时候，将它描述为“一座位于名字叫作赫拉克勒斯之柱的海峡前的岛屿。”
1·Agricultural economists say the drought is costing billions of dollars, with farmers in dire financial straits unless they had the foresight to buy federal crop insurance.
农业经济学家指出，旱灾正导致经济损失数亿美元，除非农民有先见之明购买了联邦农作物保险，否则他们要面临严重的资金困难。
2·But many other economists and many voters think that in a time of fiscal dire straits, "tax cuts" (especially on the richest earners) are morally unjustifiable and economically reckless.
但仍有很多经济学家以及很多选民认为，在财政严重困难时期“税收减免”(特别是给那些最高收入阶层)是既不道德，经济上也不合理的。
3·Agricultural economists say the drought is costing billions of dollars with farmers in dire financial straits unless they had the foresight to buy federal crop insurance.
农业经济学家指出，旱灾损失数亿美元，除非农民有先见之明购买了联邦农作物保险，否则他们要面临严重的资金困难。
4·He began to worry about the necessity of a new connection and to see impending serious financial straits unless something turned up.
他开始为必须再找寻新的关系而发愁，并且开始意识到，除非出现什么转机，否则严重的经济困难已经迫在眉睫。
5·The man was in great straits.
那人遭遇了大困难。