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| /ɪˈsteɪt/ |
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| 1 | C BRITISH an area where there are many houses, usually built at the same time by the same company . Many estates are owned by local government and have cheap houses for poorer families. AMERICANdevelopment （由同一公司同时建造并归地方政府所有的）住宅区 |
| He grew up on an estate. 他在一个住宅区长大。 |
| | 1a | an industrial estate or trading estate | |
| | 1b | a large area of land where a particular crop is grown （某作物的）种植区 | |
| | 1c | a very large area of land that belongs to one person , usually with a very big house on it 庄园 | | She has a team of six people who manage the estate. 她有6个人打理庄园。 | |
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| 2 | C/U all the property and money that belongs to someone , especially someone who has just died （某人的所有）财产；（尤指）遗产 |
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| 3 | C BRITISH a long car with an extra door at the back and a lot of space behind the back seats 客货两用车；旅行车 |
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| 4 | C an old word for each of the three groups of people involved in governing a country （古时用语）社会等级 |
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| 5 | C an old word meaning the situation or state that someone is in （古时用语）状态，状况 |
| the holy estate of matrimony 神圣的婚姻 |
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