英语词汇“situation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	situation
释义	sit·u·a·tion \ˌsichəˈwāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin situation-, situatio, from situatus (past participle of situare to place) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1. a. : the way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings < its insular situation made it readily accessible — Kemp Malone > < in some spelling situations letters represent no sounds — ABC Language Arts Bulletin > b. : site < so uneasy … that we thought of removing our situation — Daniel Defoe > c. archaic : locality, spot < small rancho in a lonely spot … the situation was also wild and solitary — W.H.Hudson †1922 > 2. obsolete : act of situating, settling, or occupying 3. a. archaic : state of health < the flesh of the bear in this situation … is inferior — E.H.Criswell > b. : state of pregnancy < the woman should have concealed her situation — Sir Walter Scott > 4. a. : position or place of employment : post, job < rise in help, situation wanted ads — Nation's Business > b. : position in life : status < striving to better his situation > 5. a. : position with respect to conditions and circumstances < the rebels' military situation appeared to be hopeless > < in the unpleasant situation of having to choose between two evils > b. : the sum total of internal and external stimuli that act upon an organism within a given time interval c. : the total set of physical, social, and psychocultural factors that act upon an individual in orienting and conditioning his behavior 6. a. : relative position or combination of circumstances at a given moment < how to behave in unexpected situations > < daily reports on the situation at each stage of the campaign > < the situation seemed to call for a general retreat > < a situation map attached to the report > b. : a critical, trying, or unusual state of affairs < in the event of a recession … to arouse the people to the need of using their own ingenuity to meet the situation — Paul Wooton > often : problem < no human situation is simple, has one cause and one cure — D.W.Brogan > c. : a particular or striking complex of affairs at a stage in the action of a narrative or drama : crisis, climax < highly contrived and implausible situations > Synonyms: see state
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