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situation

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/
/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/
Idioms
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  1.  
     all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place情况；状况；形势；局面
    • the present economic/financial/political situation目前的经济/金融/政治形势
    • There is no doubt that the current situation is very serious.毫无疑问，目前的形势非常严峻。
    • People are fed up with the present situation.人们受够了现状。
    • in a situation We are now in a difficult situation.我们现在处境艰难。
    • What would you do in this situation? 在这种情况下你会怎么做？
    • We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.我们都遇到过类似的尴尬局面。
    • I'm in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me).我处在一种注定要失败的境地。
    • This is a win-win situation all around.这是一个各得其所的局面。
    • situation where/in which… You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.你可能遇上一种情况，使你不得不立刻作出决定。
    • in somebody's situation In your situation, I would look for another job.假如我是你的话，我会另找工作。
    • He could see no way out of the situation.他找不到摆脱困境的出路。
    • I thought she handled the situation well.我认为她处理得很好。
    • Our staff are trained to deal with these situations.我们的员工受过处理这些情况的训练。
    • What can we do to improve the situation?我们能做些什么来改善这种情况？
    • We will be monitoring the situation closely.我们将密切监视形势。
    • The failure of the talks created a dangerous situation in the region.会谈的失败在该地区造成了危险的局面。
    • If this situation arises again, we will know what to do.如果再出现这种情况，我们就知道该怎么办了。
    • (especially North American English, informal) We've got a situation (= a problem, a difficulty) here.我们遇到了一个情况。
    Synonyms situationsituation
    • circumstances
    • position
    • conditions
    • things
    • the case
    • state of affairs
    These are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are.
    • situation all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place:
      • the present economic situation目前的经济形势
    • circumstances the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of a person’s life, especially the money they have:
      • The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.那艘船神秘地沉没了。
    • position the situation that somebody is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do:
      • She felt she was in a position of power.她觉得她自己有权力。
    • conditions the circumstances in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects how something happens:
      • We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。
    circumstances or conditions?用 circumstances 还是 conditions？Circumstances refers to somebody’s financial situation; conditions are things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have. The circumstances that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the conditions that affect it are usually physical ones, such as the weather.
    • things (rather informal) the general situation, as it affects somebody:指形势、局面、情况、事态：
      • Hi, Jane! How are things?喂，简，近来怎么样？
      • Think things over before you decide.先把情况考虑周全再作决定。
    • the case the true situation:
      • If that is the case (= if the situation described is true), we need more staff.如果真是那样，那我们就需要更多的员工了。
    • state of affairs a situation:
      • How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?这种不幸的情况是怎么发生的呢？
    situation or state of affairs?用 situation 还是 state of affairs？State of affairs is mostly used with this. It is also used with adjectives describing how good or bad a situation is, such as happy, sorry, shocking, sad and unhappy, as well as those relating to time, such as present and current. Situation is much more frequent and is used in a wider variety of contexts.Patterns
    • in (a) particular situation/​circumstances/​position/​state of affairs
    • the/​somebody’s economic/​financial/​social situation/​circumstances/​position/​conditions
    • (a/​an) happy/​unhappy situation/​circumstances/​position/​state of affairs
    • to look at/​review the situation/​the circumstances/​the conditions/​things
    Extra Examples
    • What we have here is a crisis situation.我们在这里所面临的是一个危机局面。
    • Given the gravity of the situation, I'm not surprised she's panicking.在如此严峻的形势下，难怪她会惊慌失措。
    • He saw she was confused and he took full advantage of the situation.他看到她搞不清状况，就充分利用了这一点。
    • I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.我好像总是在假期里陷入窘境。
    • I found myself in rather an awkward situation.我发现自己的处境相当尴尬。
    • Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation.现在干涉只会使形势恶化。
    • She found it difficult to take in the situation.她发现很难弄清形势。
    • She tried her best to salvage the situation.她想尽一切办法挽回局面。
    • She was forced to confront the reality of the situation.她不得不面对现实。
    • The peacekeepers are trained to defuse potentially explosive situations.维和人员受训学习如何平息很可能一触即发的局势。
    • The situation is deteriorating rapidly.形势迅速恶化。
    • The situation requires immediate action.形势催人立即采取行动。
    • We were placed in a hopeless situation.我们的处境令人绝望。
    • What would the Republicans be doing if the situation were reversed?如果局势逆转，共和党人又将如何呢？
    • What would you do in this situation?在这种情况下你会怎么做？
    • You can adapt your knowledge to fit your particular situation.你可以调整知识以适应特殊情况。
  2. (formal) the kind of location that a building or town has（建筑物或城镇的）地理位置，环境特点
    • The town is in a delightful situation in a wide green valley.小城坐落在一个宽阔而草木苍翠的河谷中，环境宜人。
    Extra Examples
    • The cottage is located in a beautiful situation.小屋坐落在一个美丽的地方。
    • We couldn't have asked for a more perfect situation.我们不能要求一个更完美的情况。
  3. (old-fashioned or formal) a job职业；工作岗位
    • Situations Vacant (= the title of the section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised)招聘（报章中的招聘广告栏）
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from French, or from medieval Latin situatio(n-), from situare ‘to place’ (see situate). Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.
Idioms
save the day/situation
  1. to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen挽回败局；扭转局面
    • Salah's late goal saved the situation for Liverpool.萨拉赫最后的进球为利物浦挽回了局面。
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