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noun the Strait(s) of Gibraltar直布罗陀海峡 The factory is in dire straits. 工厂岌岌可危。 She found herself in desperate financial straits. 她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。 Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year. The business is in dire financial straits. The oil terminal is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland. The town is on the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. a ship anchored in the Straits of Hormuz |