situation
n
1 set of circumstances or state of affairs, esp at a certain time 狀況, 處境, 局面, 形勢(尤指某時期的)
find oneself in an embarrassing situation 覺得自己處於尷尬的境地
get into/out of adifficult situation 陷入[擺脫]困難的狀況
the worseningdiplomatic situation 日趨惡化的外交局面
The company is in a poor financial situation, eg is losing money. 公司財務(wù)狀況不佳.
2 position of a town, building, etc in relation to its surroundings (城鎮(zhèn)、 建筑物等相對於周圍環(huán)境的)位置
a beautiful situation overlooking the valley 可俯瞰山谷的優(yōu)美地點.
3 (fml 文) paid job 有酬勞的工作; 職業(yè)
find a new situation 找個新工作
Situations vacant/Situations wanted, eg as headings for newspaper advertisements from people offering or looking for jobs. 招聘[求職](如報紙上的廣告標(biāo)題).
4 (idm 習(xí)語) save the situation => save.
?? 考研助記
sit(坐)+ua+tion:坐落的地方- 場景
?? 擴展釋義
*[,sitju'ei??n]n. 情形, 境遇, 位置【醫(yī)】 情境, 處境相關(guān)詞組: be in a situation be out of a situation be in an embarrassing situation