English Dictionary

strait

IPA（発音記号）

/stɹeɪt/

名詞

複数形 頻度副詞

(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. / A narrow pass, passage or street. / A neck of land; an isthmus. / (often in the plural) A difficult position.

日本語の意味

海峡：二つの大きな水域を繋ぐ狭い水路 / 狭い通路、通り、あるいは峠など、狭い道筋 / 地峡：陸地の尾根によって狭められた地の部分 / （複数形で）困難な状況、窮地

The ferry navigated the narrow strait between the two islands during the morning fog.

朝の霧の中、フェリーは二つの島の間にある狭い海峡を航行した。

意味（1）

(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

the Strait of Gibraltar

意味（2）

A narrow pass, passage or street.

He brought him through a darksom narrow strayt, / To a broad gate all built of beaten gold:

意味（3）

A neck of land; an isthmus.

The bold Sir Bedivere uplifted him, / Sir Bedivere, the last of all his knights, / And bore him to a chapel nigh the field, / A broken chancel with a broken cross, / That stood on a dark strait of barren land.

意味（4）

(often in the plural) A difficult position.

to be in dire straits

straits （ plural ）