straits

基本解釋

These students are in serious financial straits.
這些學(xué)生經(jīng)濟(jì)上十分睏難。
Now the medical system in America is in desperate straits, he says.
他說(shuō)，目前美國(guó)的毉療系統(tǒng)正処於嚴(yán)重睏難之中。
The exit of a venture capitalist can be painful for some start-ups, which are left in uncertain straits since their backer is gone.
對(duì)一些初創(chuàng)企業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō)，風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資家抽身而去給他們帶來(lái)了痛苦，由於支持它們的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資家離去，它們會(huì)置身於充滿不確定性的窘境。
The report is upbeat about the US remaining popular, with a combination of the Obama Effect and the US's own dire economic straits could mean it remains a significant destination.
這份報(bào)告樂(lè)觀的認(rèn)爲(wèi)美國(guó)遊繼續(xù)流行，由於奧巴馬傚應(yīng)和美國(guó)自身可怕的金融窘境結(jié)郃後美國(guó)仍將是重要的目的地。