新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

state

英  [steɪt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1政府的 , 国家的

    State industries or organizations are financed and organized by the government rather than private companies.

    双语例句

    例:

    reform of the state social-security system.

    国家社会保障体制的改革。

    2国事的

    A state occasion is a formal one involving the head of a country.

    双语例句

    例:

    The president of the Czech Republic is in Washington on a state visit.

    捷克共和国总统正在华盛顿进行国事访问。

    NOUN. 名词
  • states

    1[C 可数名词] (政治上所指的)国家

    You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics.

    近义词

    country

    双语例句

    例:

    Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

    墨西哥是个非宗教国家,和梵蒂冈没有外交关系。

    例:

    Some weeks ago I recommended to EU member states that we should have discussions with the Americans.

    几个星期前,我建议欧盟成员国应该和美国人进行磋商。

    2[C 可数名词] (美国等大国的)州

    Some large countries such as the US are divided into smaller areas called states.

    双语例句

    例:

    Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville.

    南部各州的领导人们正在路易斯维尔会晤。

    例:

    New York State.

    纽约州。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 政府

    You can refer to the government of a country as the state.

    双语例句

    例:

    The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure.

    政府没有征到足够的税来支付它的费用。

    4[C 可数名词] 状况 , 状态

    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.

    近义词

    condition

    双语例句

    例:

    For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression.

    丹尼尔去世后的头几个月里,我一直处于临床抑郁状态。

    例:

    He will be in a state of great emotional shock due to his wife's death.

    妻子的过世使他的情感遭受了极大的打击。

    例:

    The president declared a state of emergency.

    总统宣布进入紧急状态。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • not in a fit state

    1不在(做某事的)适宜状态

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    When you left our place, you weren't in a fit state to drive.

    你离开我们家时已经开不了车了。

  • in a state , into a state

    1处于苦恼状态 , 处于焦虑状态

    If you are in a state or if you get into a state, you are very upset or nervous about something.

    双语例句

    例:

    I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness.

    我极度不安,因为没人能明白我为什么得了这种病。

  • lie in state

    1(重要人物的遗体)供瞻仰

    If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried.

    双语例句

    例:

    the 30,000 people who filed past the cardinal's body while it lay in state last week.

    上周排队瞻仰红衣主教遗体的3万民众。

    VERB. 动词
  • states , stating , stated

    1[T 及物动词] 说明 , 写明

    If you state something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way.

    近义词

    declare , relate

    双语例句

    例:

    Clearly state your address and telephone number.

    写清楚你的地址和电话号码。

    例:

    The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife.

    警方报告称,他因涉嫌殴打妻子而被捕。

    例:

    The table clearly states the amount of fat found in commonly used foods.

    表上明确标出了常用食品中的脂肪含量。

    例:

    Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits.

    未能在规定期限内提出申请的买家可能会拿不回押金。