1. The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going. 这位船长不愿意冒险在看不见方向之前将船开过海峡。
2. Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate. 地壳运动封闭了海峡,内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
3. Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water. 地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡,地中海重新被水注满,之后形成了地中海盐丘。
4. The factory is in dire straits. 工厂岌岌可危。
5. She found herself in desperate financial straits. 她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。