state of emergency

1. N-COUNT If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake. 緊急狀態

San Francisco mayor Frank Jordan declared a state of emergency in the city as the looting continued into the night. 由於搶劫一直持續到夜裡，舊金山市市長弗蘭尅·喬丹宣佈全市進入緊急狀態。