strait

channel, strait

这两个名词均含“海峡”之意。
channel: 指比strait长而宽的海峡。
strait: 指短而窄的海峡。常用复数形式但作单数用。

名词 strait:

1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
   同义词：sound
2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
   同义词：pass, straits

形容词 strait:

1. strict and severe

1. Danish navigator and explorer who in1728 sailed through the Bering Strait, proving(though he did not realize it at the time) that Asia and North America are separate continents.
   白令，维图斯1681－1741丹麦航海家、探险家，1728年驾船穿越白令海峡，证明(尽管他当时不知道)亚洲和北美洲是两片分开的大陆
2. A province of southeast China on the East China Sea and the Formosa Strait. Agriculture and fishing are important to its economy. Fuzhou is the capital. Population, 27,130,000.
   福建中国东南部的一个省份，濒临东海和台湾海峡。经济以农业和渔业为主，省会为福州。人口27,130, 000
3. I hear you are in poor financial straits.
   我听说你处于经济困难之中。
4. The door is rather strait.
   这门相当窄。