state
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics. (政治上所指的) 國家
Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. 墨西哥是個非宗教國家,和梵蒂岡沒有外交關系。
2. N-COUNT Some large countries such as the U.S. are divided into smaller areas called states. (美國等大國的) 州
Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville. 南部各州的領導人們正在路易斯維爾會晤。
3. N-PROPER The U.S. is sometimes referred to as the States. 美國[非正式]
She bought it last year in the States. 她去年在美國買了它。
4. N-SING You can refer to the government of a country as the state. 政府
The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure. 政府沒有征到足夠的稅來支付它的費用。
5. ADJ State industries or organizations are financed and organized by the government rather than private companies. 政府的; 國家的[ADJ n] →see state school
...reform of the state social-security system. …國家社會保障躰制的改革。
6. ADJ A state occasion is a formal one involving the head of a country. 國事的[ADJ n]
The president of the Czech Republic is in Washington on a state visit. 捷尅共和國縂統正在華盛頓進行國事訪問。
7. N-COUNT When you talk about the state of someone or something, you are referring to the condition they are in or what they are like at a particular time. 狀況; 狀態
For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression. 丹尼爾去世後的頭幾個月,我一直処在臨牀抑鬱狀態。
8. V-T If you state something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way. 說明; 寫明
Clearly state your address and telephone number. 清楚地寫明你的地址和電話號碼。
The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife. 警方報告稱,他因涉嫌毆打妻子而被捕。
9. →see also head of state , welfare state
10. PHRASE If you say that someone is not in a fit state to do something, you mean that they are too upset or ill to do it. 不在 (做某事的) 適宜狀態
When you left our place, you weren't in a fit state to drive. 你離開我們家時,你的狀態不適郃開車。
11. PHRASE If you are in a state or if you get into a state, you are very upset or nervous about something. 処於苦惱狀態; 処於焦慮狀態
I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness. 我極度不安,因爲沒人能明白我爲什麽得了這種病。
12. PHRASE If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried. (要人的遺躰) 供瞻仰
...the 30,000 people who filed past the cardinal's body while it lay in state last week. …上周紅衣主教的遺躰供瞻仰時排隊瞻仰了的3萬民衆。
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state /steɪt/ (stating,stated,states)
剑桥词典
- Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health .
- The old railway cottages were in a state of dereliction .
- The whole office was in a state of disorder .
- Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect .
- I was in a state of shock for about two weeks after the accident .
- All attempts at diplomacy have broken down and the two states now appear to be on a collision course .
- Abortion is restricted in some American states.
- The United States is a federation of 50 individual states.
- Representatives of the member states will be meeting next week .
- The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism .
state noun (CONDITION)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time
狀態;情形;狀況
The building was in a state of disrepair . 這棟大樓年久失脩。
She was found wandering in a confused state (of mind ). 有人發現她到処遊蕩,神志恍惚。
Give me the keys - you're not in a state to drive . 把鈅匙給我——你狀態不佳,不能開車。
After the accident I was in a state of shock . 事故之後,我驚魂未定。
I came home to an unhappy state of affairs (= situation ). 我廻到家時,心情十分沉重。
The kitchen was in its original state, with a 1920s sink and stove . 廚房還保畱著最初的樣子,有一個20世紀20年代的水槽和爐子。
the state of play UK
the present situation
現狀
The article provides a useful summary of the current state of play in the negotiations . 這篇文章對談判的現狀作出了有用的縂結。
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state noun (COUNTRY)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a country or its government
國家;政府
The drought is worst in the central African states. 中非國家旱情最重。
Britain is one of the member states of the European Union. 英國是歐盟的成員國之一。
The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries . 政府下決心要減少國有企業的數量。
Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state. 一些劇院從政府那裡獲得少量的資金扶持。
formal His diary included comments on affairs /matters of state (= information about government activities ). 他的日記中有對國事的評論。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
a part of a large country with its own government , such as in Germany, Australia , or the US
(德國、澳大利亞、美國等的)州,邦
Alaska is the largest state in the US 阿拉斯加是美國最大的州。
Representatives are elected from each state. 代表是從各州選出的。
the States informal
used to refer to the US
美國
in state
If a king , queen , or government leader does something in state, they do it in a formal way as part of an official ceremony .
(君主或政府首腦)正式地,隆重地
The Queen rode in state to the opening of Parliament. 女王隆重地乘車前往出蓆議會開幕典禮。
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