strait

US /streɪt/
UK /streɪt/
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1.

해협

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water

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The ship sailed through the narrow strait.
배는 좁은 해협을 항해했다.
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The Bering Strait connects the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea.
베링 해협은 북극해와 베링해를 연결한다.
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channelpassagesoundnarrows
2.

곤경, 궁지

(usually plural) a situation of great difficulty or adversity

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The company is in dire straits financially.
그 회사는 심각한 재정적 곤경에 처해 있다.
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They helped him out of his straits.
그들은 그를 곤경에서 벗어나게 도와주었다.
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difficultypredicamentdistresshardshiptrouble
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좁은, 엄격한, 제한된

narrow, restricted, or constricted

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The old road was too strait for modern traffic.
옛 도로는 현대 교통에는 너무 좁았다.
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They lived a very strait and disciplined life.
그들은 매우 엄격하고 규율 있는 삶을 살았다.
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narrowtightrestrictedconstrictedstrictrigorousaustereseveredifficulthard
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in dire straits