strait

海峡

二つの広い水域をつなぐ、幅の狭い水路。

やさしい英語で： A narrow area of water joining two larger areas of water.

• The ship crossed the strait.
• Strong currents flow through this strait.
• These straits connect two seas.

類義語： channel

よく使う表現： narrow strait, cross the strait

窮地、苦境

特に金銭面での深刻な困難。英語では普通、複数形で使う。

やさしい英語で： A serious difficulty, especially involving money; usually used in the plural.

• The family is in dire straits.
• Losing both jobs left them in desperate straits.
• The business faced severe financial straits.

類義語： predicament, difficulty

よく使う表現： in a strait, desperate strait

狭い通路

土地の中や建物の間を通る、幅の狭い道。

やさしい英語で： A narrow route through land or between buildings.

• The travellers entered a narrow strait between the rocks.
• A strait led from the square to the river.
• They followed the strait through the mountains.

類義語： pass, passage

よく使う表現： narrow strait, through a strait

地峡

二つの広い陸地をつなぐ、幅の狭い土地。

やさしい英語で： A narrow piece of land joining two larger areas of land.

• A narrow strait of land joined the two regions.
• The map showed a sandy strait between the coasts.
• They walked across the strait of land.

類義語： isthmus

よく使う表現： strait of land, sandy strait