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es·tate /ɪˈsteɪt/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. (在乡村的)大片私有土地，庄园；(橡胶、茶叶、葡萄等)种植园
He has a beautiful estate 40 miles from New York with a country house and a swimming pool on it. 他在离纽约40英里处有一个美丽的庄园，那里有一所别墅和一个游泳池。
a rubber (tea) estate 橡胶 (茶叶) 种植园
2. 【律】地产；产业，财产；遗产；地产权；财产权
a man of small estate 家产不多的人
When her father died, he left an estate of two million dollars. 她父亲去世时留下了200万元遗产。
an estate for life 终身地产权
an estate for years 计年地产权
3. 〈英〉上有大片用于商业目的建筑物的土地；(包括房屋、商店和其他设施的)住宅区
an industrial estate 工业区
Trim housing estates are being built for the workers. 正在为工人们建造整齐漂亮的住宅区。
4. = estate car
5. (人生的)阶段；状况
reach (或 come to, attain to) man's estate 到达成年男子期
holy estate of matrimony 神圣的已婚状况
restore the theatre to its former estate 把戏剧恢复到从前的地位
6. 社会阶层；政治集团，政治阶层；(在英国尤指)构成上议院的三个阶层之一(亦作 estate of the realm)
7. (较高的)社会地位，社会等级
a political platform appealing to people of every estate 对各种社会地位的人都有吸引力的政纲
8. 〈古〉财富的炫耀，荣华
9. (南非的)已注册的葡萄园(种植用于酿制葡萄酒的葡萄)
II vt.
〈废〉使有地产；赠，给 (in)
He estateed half his property in his nephew. 他把一半家产赠给侄儿。
I would estate them with large land and territory. 我会使他们拥有大片土地和领地。
[< OFr estat < L status condition, state] phr. settle one's estate 把个人事务料理停当 |