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单词 situation
释义
situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
B1
the set of things that arehappeningand theconditionsthatexistat aparticulartimeandplace:
处境，情况，形势
theeconomic/politicalsituation经济／政治形势
Hernewsput meinadifficultsituation.她的消息让我陷入困难的境地。
"Would you getinvolvedin afight?" "It woulddependon thesituation."“你会和别人打架吗？”“这要看具体情况。”
I'llworryabout itif/when/asthe situationarises(= if/when/as ithappens).如果这种情况发生/这种情况发生时，我会担忧的。
old use
ajob:
工作
Mysisterhas a good situationasateacherin thelocalschool.我姐姐有一份好工作，在当地学校当老师。
Synonyms
appointment(JOB)
job(EMPLOYMENT)
position(RANK)
post(JOB)
Compare
employment(WORK)
worknoun(ACTIVITY)
formal
thepositionof something,especiallyatown,building, etc.:
（尤指城镇、建筑物等的）位置
The house's situation in therivervalleyisperfect.房子在河谷中的位置极佳。
More examples
  • Quitefrankly, Ithinkthiswholesituation isridiculous.
  • It's adifficultsituation and I don'tknowwhat theansweris.
  • Fewjournalistshavemanagedtoconveythefullhorrorof the situation.
  • Ithoughthehandledthe situation very well.
  • The situation hasbecomeintolerable.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Situations and circumstances
  • affair
  • backdrop
  • background
  • busyness
  • circumstance
  • climate
  • comedy of errors
  • condition
  • footing
  • going
  • landscape
  • perfect storm
  • position
  • practicality
  • scheme
  • situational
  • snapshot
  • stake
  • the scheme of thingsidiom
  • thing
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Places and locations
(Definition ofsituationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

situation| American Dictionary

situation
noun[C]
us
/ˌsɪtʃ·uˈeɪ·ʃən/
aconditionorcombinationofconditionsthatexistat aparticulartime:
I was in a situation where I didn’t havecashhandy.
(Definition ofsituationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

situation| Business English

situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtjuˈeɪʃən/us
theconditionsthatexistat aparticulartimeandplace:
Somedealershave takenadvantageof the situation byadding£1,000 or more to thesuggestedretailprice.
Theairlinedid a goodjobofdealingwith a verydifficultsituation.
economic/financial/politicalsituation
theparticularpositionof abuilding,business,city, etc.:
Florida's situation isidealfor making use ofmajorsourcesofoceanpower.
old-fashioned
ajob

See also

Situations Vacant
Situations Wanted
special situation
(Definition ofsituationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsituation

situation
There will be ambiguous situations in which learning should not be permitted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the enriched representational context of events, situations, actions, and plans the operative representational unit is often a circuit of nodes rather than a node.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In a language-learningsituationwith restricted availability to the target language, such a system would likely be predicted purely on the grounds of transfer.
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In the schoolsituation, pupils were interested in the learning experiences of other groups and wanted to do the same musical activities.
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In thesituationwhere oil palm is an option, following logging, the returns per hectare of forest converted are much superior to subsidized eco-forestry.
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The tree shrews were tested in a similarsituationand rewarded with banana baby food.
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After 25 unrewarded choices, the trainingsituationwas shown and a correct choice of the triangle was rewarded.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At the level of thesituationmodel, it is important to maintain separate representations for each participant.
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When asituationis represented by a frame, a matching process takes place.
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Many languages have mechanisms for reporting abnormal situations that arise at runtime.
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In thissituationit was equally possible that other interested parties might want to strengthen the international reputation of the incumbent government.
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Thesituationis, however, quite different in the random setting.
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The remaining two tests test the array data structures in simple ephemeral and partially persistent situations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We wish to clarify these and welcome the chance her commentary provided to offer aspects of the socialsituationsurrounding the case we presented.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Higher temperatures may occur during the following situations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithsituation

situation

These are words often used in combination withsituation.

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abnormal situation
Furthermore, they have pursued that policy with very great courage and persistence in a perfectly abnormal situation.
From the
Hansard archive
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actual situation
Theactualsituationwas more complicated and certainly more controversial.
From theCambridge English Corpus
adverse situation
This adverse situation only increased the resentment of the maverick president against the political establishment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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