early 15c., of stays or bodices, "made close and tight;" see strait (adj.) + lace (v.). Figurative sense of "over-precise, prudish, strict in manners or morals" is from 1550s.
双语例句
1. Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
也门完全控制着红海南端的海峡。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。
来自《权威词典》
3. The ship passed through the strait between two islands.
船从两岛之间的海峡穿过.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. The Bering StraIt'separates Asia and America.
白令海峡隔开了亚洲和美洲.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The Bering Strait parts North America from Asia.
