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situation

英[sɪtjʊ'eɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,sɪtʃu'eʃən]
  • n. 情况;形势;处境;位置

英英释意


1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time;
"the present international situation is dangerous"
"wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"
"eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
2. a condition or position in which you find yourself;
"the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"
"found herself in a very fortunate situation"
3. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty;
"the dangerous situation developed suddenly"
"that's quite a situation"
"no human situation is simple"
4. physical position in relation to the surroundings;
"the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
5. a job in an organization;
"he occupied a post in the treasury"