- [countable] (British English)
an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it 住宅区；工业区；工厂区 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- massive
- small
- …
- build
- on an/the estate
- [countable]
a large area of land, usually in the country, that is owned by one person or family （通常指农村的）大片私有土地，庄园 a 3 000-acre estate 3 000英亩的地产 - on an estate
The poet's childhood was spent on a country estate. 这位诗人的童年是在乡村庄园度过的。 She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land. 她从所有村舍在地产上的人那里收取租金。
Extra ExamplesGilbert was heir to an extensive landed estate. 吉尔伯特是一处庞大地产的继承人。 He owned a palatial estate in California. 他在加利福尼亚有一处宏伟的庄园。 Queen Victoria bought the estate in 1848. 1848 年维多利亚女王买下了这片庄园。 The family owns a large estate in the north of the country. 这个家族在国家的北部有大片庄园。 the family estate at Kostroma 位于科斯特罗马的家族庄园 the family mansion and sprawling country estate 家族大宅和开阔的乡村庄园
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- have
- own
- buy
- …
- manager
- owner
- worker
- …
- on an/the estate
- estate of
- an heir to an estate
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law 法律 all the money and property that a person owns, especially everything that is left when they die 个人财产；（尤指）遗产 Her estate was left to her daughter. 她的遗产全部留给了女儿。 He left estate valued at a million dollars. 他留下价值100万元的遗产。
Extra ExamplesHe owns personal estate worth $30 million. 他拥有价值3,000 万元的个人财产。 It took seven years to settle the estate. 这一财产的交割花了 7 年的时间。 The bulk of his estate was bequeathed to his son Jacob. 他的大部份遗产都遗赠给了他的儿子雅各布。 assets from your taxable estate 来自应纳税遗产的资产 to transfer estate taxes to the next generation 将遗产税转移到下一代人身上
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- taxable
- bequeath
- leave
- inherit
- …
- be valued at something
- be worth something
- tax
- sale
- [countable] (also estate car (both British English), North American English station wagon)
a car with a lot of space behind the back seats and a door at the back for loading large items 旅行轿车；客货两用小汽车 see also fourth estate, real estate
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘state or condition’): from Old French estat, from Latin status ‘state, condition’, from stare ‘to stand’.