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  • Conjugation : past  conditioned ; pp  conditioned ; ing  conditioning ; pl  conditions
  • Derivatives : n  conditioner ; adj  conditional, ; adj  conditionable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

condition [kən'dɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [s] (state) 状态
    You can't go home in that condition.
    在那种状态下你不能回家。
  2. 2. noun [c] (stipulation) 条件
    the conditions of our release
    我们释放条件
  3. 3. noun [c] (illness) 疾病
    Hypothermia is an extremely complex condition.
    体温过低是种非常复杂疾病
  4. 4. vt. to condition sb (to do sth) 训练某人(做某事)
    We are conditioned to think that way.
    我们被训练成那样思考
  5. 5. vt. [+hair, skin] 使状况良好
  6. 6. n pl conditions 环境
    People are living in appalling conditions.
    人们居住环境糟糕透了。
    in good/poor condition
    状况良好/不好
    out of condition
    健康状况欠佳
    a heart condition
    心脏病
    weather conditions
    天气形势
    on condition that...
    在...条件

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

condition [kən 'dɪʃən] [kən 'dɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun (人或物存在的状态状况
    It's impossible to live in this house because it is in terrible condition.
    这是个危房根本不可能住人。
    This car is old but in excellent condition.
    这是辆旧车,但状况良好
  2. 2. noun 先决条件必要条件
    Health is a condition of happiness.
    健康幸福必要条件
    There are three conditions which must be met before we can move forward on the project.
    只有满足了三个先决条件我们才能实行这一计划
  3. 3. noun 健康状况
    What's the patient's condition?
    病人(健康)状况如何?
  4. 4. noun [verbal] 疾病失调违和
    a lung condition
    肺病
    His father suffers from a heart condition.
    父亲患有心脏病
  5. 5. noun 正常(或健康良好)的状况
    Athletes train to be in condition
    运动员训练保持良好竞技状态
  6. 6. noun 条件条款
    to impose conditions by contract
    契约方式条件强加于…
  7. 7. noun 客观情况(或因素);环境形势
    Conditions were favorable for business.
    形势生意有利
  8. 8. noun 社会)地位身份
  9. 9. noun [antiquated] 气质性格品质
  10. 10. noun [antiquated] 特性特征特色
  11. 11. noun [American English] [pedagogics] (有补考资格的)不及格分数通常用“E”作为评分符号);不及格分数评分等级
  12. 12. noun [grammar] (以if等引导的)条件从句
  13. 13. noun [legal] 契约遗嘱中的条件条款(其中规定将来发生不测事件时可废除中止修改某些契约遗嘱中的条款
  14. 14. noun [logic] 条件命题的)前提
  15. 15. vi. [archaic] 条件讨价还价(with)
  16. 16. vt. 作为条件(或要求规定
  17. 17. vt. 条件强加于…
  18. 18. vt. 作为…的条件以…为条件,附以条件;(作为条件决定限制
  19. 19. vt. 制约影响,(条件)反射
  20. 20. vt. 使处于正常(或所需要)的状态
  21. 21. vt. [American English] [pedagogics] 要求学生补考,给…不及格分数
  22. 22. vt. [psychology] 引起(人、动物的条件反射(或行为范型、行为模式
  23. 23. vt. 使适应,使习惯于(某物)(to something)
    She has been conditioned not to stand up for herself.
    习惯了不为自己辩解

Collins English-English Dictionary

condition [kən'dɪʃən]
  1. 1. n a particular state of being or existence; situation with respect to circumstances
    the human condition
  2. 2. n something that limits or restricts something else; a qualification
    you may enter only under certain conditions
  3. 3. n [plural] external or existing circumstances
    conditions were right for a takeover
  4. 4. n state of health or physical fitness, esp good health (esp in the phrases in condition, out of condition)
  5. 5. n an ailment or physical disability
    a heart condition
  6. 6. n something indispensable to the existence of something else
    your happiness is a condition of mine
  7. 7. n something required as part of an agreement or pact; terms
    the conditions of the lease are set out
  8. 8. n [law] a declaration or provision in a will, contract, etc, that makes some right or liability contingent upon the happening of some event
  9. 9. n the event itself
  10. 10. n [logic] a statement whose truth is either required for the truth of a given statement (a necessary condition) or sufficient to guarantee the truth of the given statement (a sufficient condition) - See sufficient necessary
  11. 11. n [maths] [logic] a presupposition, esp a restriction on the domain of quantification, indispensable to the proof of a theorem and stated as part of it
  12. 12. n short for experimental condition
  13. 13. n [statistics] rank, status, or position in life
  14. 14. vb [mainly tr] [psychol] to alter the response of (a person or animal) to a particular stimulus or situation
  15. 15. vb to establish a conditioned response in (a person or animal)
  16. 16. vb to put into a fit condition or state
  17. 17. vb to improve the condition of (one's hair) by use of special cosmetics
  18. 18. vb to accustom or inure
  19. 19. vb to subject to a condition
  20. 20. vi. [intr] [archaic] to make conditions
  21. 21. vi. [Etymology] C14: from Latin conditio, from condicere to discuss, agree together, from con- together + dicere to say

Examples

Health is a condition of happiness.
健康是幸福的必要条件。 condition
What's the patient's condition?
病人(健康)状况如何? condition
a lung condition
肺病 condition
in fair condition
情况尚好 fair
a postage stamp in mint condition
一枚崭新的邮票 mint
a volatile social condition
不稳定的社会情况 volatile
Athletes train to be in condition
运动员训练以保持良好的竞技状态。 condition
The condition makes it painful and dangerous for him to walk long distances.
这种情况让他在长距离行走中感到疼痛,而且还很危险。 walk
I'm worried about your condition, you need to get expert advice.
我对你的状况很担心,你应该咨询一下专家的意见。 worried
The kitchen needs to be cleaned, but otherwise the flat is in good condition.
除了厨房需要打扫以外,这个公寓的状况还是相当不错的。 otherwise

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