state 英音: [steit] 美音: [stet]

单词详解

1. n.

A. [C] 状况,状态,情况,形势 (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
The president is in a state of poor health.
总统健康状况不佳。

Ice is water in a solid state. 冰是水的固体状态。

The house has fallen into a state of neglect. 这所房屋已处于荒废的状态。

B. [C][U] 国家,政府,国土 (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation)

All the land belongs to the state in this country. 在这个国家土地全属国有。

Yesterday a state dinner was given in honor of the visiting president.

昨天设国宴款待来访的总统。
2. vt.

陈述,声明,说明 (express in words)
The witness stated that she had never seen him.
证人宣称她以前从未见过他。

Please state the facts honestly. 请如实地陈述事实。

State your name and address. 请说出你的姓名和地址。

 

相关词组

in a state of处于……状态

The little girl is in a poor state of health since she was born.

这个小女孩从出生就健康状况欠佳。

 

相关单词

过去式:stated

过去分词:stated

现在分词:stating

第三人称单数:states

 

相关链接

词语辨析:condition, state, situation

词语辨析:country, nation, state, land

 

condition, state, situation

作名词,都有“状况,形势”的意思。

condition: 一般强调产生影响的原因或环境,复数形式指笼统的情况。

state: 普通用词,指人或物在环境、外表、心灵以及健康方面的状况,或指在某一阶段的

状态或形式。

situation: 指明确具体的环境情况或处境。

 

词语详解

1. condition: 一般强调产生影响的原因或环境,复数形式指笼统的情况。

They are trying to make the farmers’ living conditions better.

他们正努力改善农民的生活条件。

2. state: 普通用词,指人或物在环境、外表、心灵以及健康方面的状况,或指在某一阶段的状态或形式。

She wept to see him in such a state. 她一见他那种情形簌簌泪下。

3. situation: 指明确具体的环境情况或处境。

When you are in a tight situationdon’t panic. 当你身处险境时,不要惊慌。

 

country, nation, state, land

作名词,都有“国土”的意思。

country: 普通用词,侧重国土与人民。

nation: 普通用词,指在某一国土定居的人民、民族,强调人民。

state: 正式用词,指政治概念上的国家,即由政府所代表的国家。

land: 常用于文学中,侧重国土,带感情色彩。

 

词语详解

1. country: 普通用词,指国土与人民,侧重指“疆土”。

China is a large country. 中国幅员辽阔。

2. nation: 普通用词,指在某一国土定居的人民、民族,强调人民。

The whole nation was in a great happiness on that day. 在那一天全国人民处于无比欢乐中。

3. state: 正式用词,指政治概念上的国家,即由政府所代表的国家。

The Queen is on a state visit to Moscow. 女王正对莫斯科进行国事访问。

4. land: 常用于文学中,侧重国土,带感情色彩。

The soldiers are protecting their land. 士兵们在守卫着他们的国土。

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