N-SING 一般状态;事态 If you refer to a particular state of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something. 一般状态;事态
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This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover.
如果议会想要恢复常态的话，这种状态就不会持续太久。
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The nation had a chance to move towards a more democratic, and modern, state of affairs.
该国有可能变得更加民主、更加现代化。
SYN situation, state, circumstances, scenario