Straits settlements
英属海峡殖民地
🧩 词语组成解析
straits
[[streits]]
n. [谓语用单数]海峡, 困难, 窘迫
n. 解决( settlement的复数形式 ); 结算; <律>金钱或财产的转让（契约）; 移民
🗣️ 情景例句
They'd never dare to publish this information, there would be a panic riot.
他们不敢报道这条消息，因为这条消息会引起恐慌。
Yes. It's right here.
好的，就在这里。
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
每当电灯保险丝烧断、家具榫头松动、管道堵塞、吸尘器不动时，有些妻子认为丈夫总有办法。