1The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

公司的财务状况。

我们担心她的心理状况。

1. 1.1 A physical condition as regards internal or molecular form or structure.
   （物质的）形态，态
   water in a liquid state

   液态水。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • According to quantum theory, the state of a particle is described as its wave function.
   • The important physical quantity is the difference in energy between any two states of a system.
   • Electrical conductivity in the liquid state is generally due to the presence of ions.
   • Hydrogen Guy can influence hydrogen atoms around him, and change their chemical or physical states.
   • When the electrons return to a relaxed state, they emit photons and produce light.
   • In contrast to the glasses and networks, these are relatively low viscosity liquid states.
   • In quantum mechanics we see many physical systems as have two states.
   • But many atoms and essentially all molecules possess many low-energy states.
   • Water is the only common substance that occurs naturally on earth in three different physical states.
   • It may absorb radiation and change its internal energy states.
   • Nuclear isomers are excited states that eventually decay to the ground state, mostly by gamma radiation.
   • The hydrogen atom was stable because the possible energy states of the electron in the atom are quantized by the rule.
   • All matter generally exists in one of three physical phase states commonly described as solid, liquid, or gas.
   • The exclusion principle would then block the possibility of any transitions to them from the positive energy states.
   • Water-soluble polymers are widely used to probe ion channel structures in their functional states.
   • It can only obtain a liquid state under very high pressure in a containment vessel.
   • A small electrical pulse however, will turn this state into an ordered states with the atoms lined up in a crystalline structure.
2. 1.2a stateinformal An agitated or anxious condition.
   〈非正式〉焦急；渴望
   don't get into a state

   不要着急。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Mrs Jones described the defendant as being in a state of ‘panic’ when they returned.
   • If we approached him, he would yell loud and incoherently in a state of extreme panic.
   • With the hotel guests in a state of panic it was left to the hotel staff to organise things.
   • In normal circumstances I would have been happy, but I couldn't go through that again, I was in a state of panic.
   • Eric is hopping about in a state of excited agitation.
   • As soon it did so, the man inside started to move frantically, as if in a state of panic.
   • A member of the public who was in the office fled as the man, who is said to have been in a highly agitated state, walked in.
   • I was still in an agitated state, so I spent the first few songs flapping about.
   • He said Miss Hegarty, who is in her late 20s, was in the road near the crashed car in an agitated state.
   • She phones de Caunes towards the end of the interview in something of an agitated state.
   • Smith was in such a state of shock and panic he even left his daughter at the scene.
   • The woman called the emergency services saying he was in a depressed and anxious state.
   • While there was a state of panic in the room, a few of us decided to call for the nurse.
   • He became fearful and went back into the bedroom in a state of agitation, his heart beating loudly.
   • On day one of the school year, I sat there in a state of panic and they babbled on to the teacher with rapid accuracy.
   • One day one of his students came to see him in a state of some agitation.
   • I shouted in a state of panic as my time left to get ready dwindled down to only 13 minutes.
   • He woke in a state of panic and was unable to sleep afterwards.
   • I didn't go, but Jane, Richard and David reported that the meeting began with everyone in a state of high anxiety.
   • He left the room, leaving the four of us in a state of anxiety.

   Synonyms

   fluster, flutter, frenzy, fever, fret, panic, state of agitation, state of anxiety, nervous state, distressed state

   informal flap, tizzy, tiz-woz, twitter, dither, stew, sweat

   North American informal twit
3. 1.3informal A dirty or untidy condition.
   〈非正式〉肮脏；凌乱，不整齐
   look at the state of you—what a mess!

   看你衣冠不整的样子，简直是一团糟！

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If they are then this country is in an even sorrier state than I imagined it to be.
   • They must leave with a terrible impression after seeing the state of our streets.
   • And in small towns and rural areas, the state of the toilets can hit one like a ton of bricks.
   • But now parish councillors have heard that he has written to complain about the state of the area's toilets.
   • Sometimes the pool areas and the cubicles were in a disgustingly dirty state.
   • I refer to the shameful state of the area behind Superdrug highlighted in your article on March 26.
   • The couple have paid the charges since they bought the flat but have been complaining to the council about the state of the communal area.

   Synonyms

   untidiness, mess, untidy state, chaos, disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion, clutter, muddle, heap, shambles, tangle, mishmash

   turmoil

   informal muck

   British informal omnishambles, car crash
4. 1.4Physics
   short for quantum state

   Example sentencesExamples

   • States obtained in this way are called mixed states, as opposed to pure states, which cannot be described as a mixture of others.
   • An arbitrary evolution of its quantum state can be programmed with a series of microwave pulses, and a projective measurement of the state can be performed by a pulsed readout subcircuit.

2A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.

1. 2.1 An organized political community or area forming part of a federal republic.
   （联邦制共和国的）州；邦
   the German state of Bavaria

   德国的巴伐利亚州。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Congressional districts, states and counties should develop programs with Federal support.
   • The undisputed best ride in the Miami area and possibly the state is Oleta River.
   • The reclamation of the old city neighbourhoods in the new, Eastern states of the German Federal Republic was a success story.
   • Maryland has a reputation as being one of the most politically liberal states in the nation.
   • There is no attempt being made to tamper with the federal character of our states.
   • Food, water, generators, tarpaulins, and fuel are already being rushed to the areas from other states.
   • The setting for this study was an elementary school in an urban area of a southeastern state.
   • As you know, she and the president have been making their rounds throughout the various states and the areas that were hardest hit.
   • Explore wild Utah backcountry on the edge of the largest roadless area in the state.
   • Mexico is a federal republic, consisting of thirty one states and one federal district.
   • We are providing assistance to different relief camps in Ahmadabad and other areas of the state.
   • While there is no guarantee the electoral college will choose the winner of the popular vote, it maintains the concept of America as a federal union of diverse states.
   • President Bush declared major disasters in North Carolina and Virginia, ordering federal aid to both states.
   • Your vote is still counted and since we have an electorial college it allows for people in smaller states and from rural areas to have a vote as well.
   • Most of the 50 states have areas that might be suitable for wind power.
   • Altogether, its total area is slightly less than the combined areas of the states of Utah and Nevada.
   • In north Borneo, indigenous groups in the interior areas of the eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak are among the worst affected.
   • Governor Jeb Bush declared the state a disaster area on Wednesday to speed aid after the storm hits.
   • The rest are from other states and from different areas of Texas.
   • The two states were comparable in size and were the most powerful states in the area.

   Synonyms

   province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, county, area, district, sector, zone

   British shire
2. 2.2informal
   another term for United States

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I see it as a big problem here in the States.
   • News has reached the district of the death in the States of Lil O'Connor.
   • Juan Pablo helped him escape to the States and was unaware of his whereabouts until he saw the Fusion commercial on the telly.
   • She knows people at an extremely high level in Europe, the States, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, China and Russia.
   • My people came from Bucks, England, and emigrated to the States in the early fifties.
   • Officers, on the other hand, were sometimes allowed to bring their wives and children from the States, at their own expense.
   • Neither do police know if all the pot was grown in Richmond or just deposited here before transport to the States.
   • But we assume that the children will make their lives in America, so I foresee us having a home in the east coast of the States, and dividing our time between here and there, so as to be near the children.

3The civil government of a country.

由政府提供的服务。

国有公司。

致力于国务活动的部长。

1. 3.1 The legislative body in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney.
   泽西、根西和奥尔德尼三岛的立法机关

4mass noun Pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or high levels of government.

为他举行了隆重的葬礼。

1. 4.1as modifier Involving the ceremony associated with a head of state.
   正式礼仪用的；隆重礼仪的；（与国家元首有关而）正式的
   the Queen paid a state visit to Malaysia

   女王在星期六对马来西亚进行了国事访问。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The point of such a state occasion is, in the most exact sense, propagandistic.
   • Worn on a hot evening at a state occasion, such dresses must have been uncomfortable to wear.
   • The unisonant moment may occur when a national anthem is being sung at a state ceremony.
   • It may have been the last - if not the only - time the Queen carried a frilly parasol on a state occasion.
   • J.R. bought me a couple of embroidered table cloths because they were so beautiful and I still use them on state occasions.
   • It is now clear that this may well be a blueprint for all future state occasions and festivities in this age of terrorism.
   • And since that time they have been brought forth only occasionally for royal and state occasions.
   • They have royal ceremonies and entertain foreign leaders at glittering state banquets.
   • He added that a state ceremony would be ‘appropriate’ recognition of her stature.
   • There was an element of panic amongst those more used to solemn and largely artificial state ceremonies.
   • This was once a state bedroom for visiting dignitaries but is now an elegant drawing room for entertaining important guests.
   • For the object of their attention at Beningbrough Hall is described as one of the finest Baroque state beds to survive in England.
   • It has emerged that the wedding will not be a grand state occasion and will mainly be attended by family and friends.
   • His death was marked by a ceremonial state funeral: no French scientist had ever been so honoured.

   Synonyms

   ceremonial, official, formal, governmental, national, public

5A specified impression taken from an etched or engraved plate at a particular stage.

1. 5.1 A particular printed version of the first edition of a book, distinguished from others by prepublication changes.
   （正式出版前因修改而印出的不同于版前本的）特殊头版印本
   there are four states of the first edition

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He frequently made numerous changes as he progressed, preserved in the succeeding states of the print.
   • Every image in this folio is printed in two states, one in full color and one in black ink on golden ochre-colored paper.

1reporting verb Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

那份报告表明有超过51％的投票人没能参加投票。

她坚决地说：“金钱没能改变我。”

将邀请人们陈述他们的观点。

1. 1.1Law with object Specify the facts of (a case) for consideration.
   〔主律〕详述（案情）
   judges must give both sides an equal opportunity to state their case

   法官必须给双方以均等的机会让他们详述案情。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The fact is I have stated a case, and unless someone seeks to dissolve it, perhaps you should get on with it.
   • When you are sure of your facts, you can state your case with force and authority.
   • The Council requested the justices to state a case for the opinion of the High Court.
   • Then we have the stated case, if you give permission, and that, my Lords, would state the case.
   • Before I stated the case I would need to know in some final form what the Full Court was being visited with.
   • From this draft I accepted Item 4 as being a point of law for which the justices would be asked to state a case.
   • Then I will indicate that I will state a case substantially in the form submitted to me.
   • They were all there was; outside the writs, there was no common law, no way to state a case or get before a judge.
   • It is not your doing, I understand, although you concurred in stating the case.
   • In any event, the matters can be litigated in the ordinary course rather than by stating a case.
   • The magistrates, as requested, have stated a case for the purposes of this appeal.
   • The main purpose of stating the case is this, that your Honour has indicated that a case will be stated in the next few days in the matter of Shaw.
   • If that can be got in order, I will make that necessary order for stating the case.
   • Secondly, he should be given an opportunity to state his case, and finally the internal tribunal should act in good faith.
   • I am not sure whether a trial judge could state a case arising from an application to quash.
   • The applicant now applies with leave for judicial review of the Justices' refusal to state a case
   • Subsequently the Crown Court stated a Case - there is now an appeal by way of Case Stated against the ruling.
   • In any event, the judge was also entitled to refuse to state a case because of your delay.
   • You may be right but that is the question to be decided and that is what we have stated the case about.
   • I am reluctant to state a case when the substratum was not the right substratum.

2Music
with object Present or introduce (a theme or melody) in a composition.