| 释义 |
situation/sitjʊˈeiʃ(ə)n/n. 1 a place and its surroundings 位置，环境 the house stands in a fine situation 这幢房子的位置很好 2 a set of circumstances; a position in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs 形势，局面，状况，境遇 came out of a difficult situation with credit 靠信用走出困境 3 an employee's position or job 职位，工作 4 a critical point or complication in a drama (戏剧中的)关键场面；复杂情形 □ situations vacant (or wanted) esp. Brit. headings of lists of employment offered and sought [尤英]招聘广告标题 □ situational adj.□ situationally adv.[Middle English from French situation or medieval Latin situatio (as SITUATE)]■ Usage 用法说明 In sense 2, situation can be preceded by an adjective as shown above. The substitution of an attributive noun should be avoided where possible since the result is usually ugly (e.g. the rainforest situation) and often tautologous (e.g. in a crisis situation: a crisis is in itself a situation) These can be reworded as the situation regarding the rainforests and in a situation of crisis. 如上所示，在释义 2 中， situation 前可用形容词修饰，但应尽量避免使用名词修饰，否则文字通常会不流畅(如 the rainforest situation 热带雨林环境)，且常会有赘述感(如 in a crisis situation 在危机情况中，危机本身就是一种情况)。这两例可改为 the situation regarding the rainforests 和 in a situation of crisis 。 |