1 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] 形势;情况;局面 You use situation to refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you. 形势;情况;局面
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Army officers said the situation was under control.
陆军军官称局面已经得到了控制。
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And now for a look at the travel situation in the rest of the country.
现在再来看一下该国家其他地方的旅游情况。
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She's in a hopeless situation.
她已经无可救药。
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If you want to improve your situation you must adopt a positive mental attitude.
如果你打算改变自己的境遇，就必须树立一种积极的心态。
2 N-COUNT (建筑物、城镇的)位置,环境 The situation of a building or town is the kind of surroundings that it has. (建筑物、城镇的)位置,环境 [formal]
SYN location, place, setting, position
3 PHRASE (报纸上的招聘广告栏或招聘页标题)招聘 Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised. (报纸上的招聘广告栏或招聘页标题)招聘 [mainly British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 Employment
ThesaurusWord PartnershipWord Link
| Thesaurus | situation Also look up: |
| N. | circumstances, condition, plight, position, state 1 |
| Word Partnership | Use situation with: |
| VERB. | describe a situation, discuss a situation, handle a situation, improve a situation, understand a situation 1 |
| ADJ. | bad situation, complicated situation, dangerous situation, difficult situation, economic situation, financial situation, political situation, same situation, tense situation, unique situation, unusual situation, whole situation 1 current situation, present situation, terrible situation 1 2 |
| Word Link | site, situ ≈ position, location : campsite, situation, website |
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