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  • Conjugation : past  stated ; ing  stating
  • Derivatives : adj  statable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

state [steɪt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (condition) 状态
    They are concerned about the state of the house.
    他们房子状态有所担心
  2. 2. noun [c] (country) 国家
    Europe's only remaining communist state
    欧洲惟一尚存的共产主义国家
  3. 3. noun [c] (part of country) 州
    the Southern states
    美国南部各州
  4. 4. noun [s] (government) 政府
    The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure.
    政府征收税收不能满足支出
  5. 5. cpd (government-controlled) 政府
    the state social-security system
    政府社会保障系统
  6. 6. cpd (involving head of state) 国事
    a state visit to India
    印度的国事访问
  7. 7. vt. (say,declare) 申明
    Please state your name.
    申明您的姓名
  8. 8. n pl [inf] the States 美国
    to be in a state
    处于焦虑状态
    to get into a state
    陷入紧张不安状态
    to lie in state
    公众瞻仰
    a state of emergency
    [政治] 紧急状态
    state of affairs
    事态
    state of mind
    心情
    to state that...
    声明

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

state [steɪt]
  1. 1. n.[u] [American English] [Spoken] 美国国务院
  2. 2. n.[c] [American English] 州,邦
    The Southern states became more catholic and nationalist in character.
    南方各州更加倾向于天主教民族主义
    His state is in the deep south.
    他所在的州位于南方腹地
  3. 3. n.[c] [Singular] 情况状况状态
    He is already in a state of anxiety which tends to make him make poor judgments.
    他处于一种焦急状态下,这可能会使他做出错误判断
    The current state of knowledge.
    知识现状
    his state of health
    他的健康状况
    in a weak financial state
    财务状况不佳
  4. 4. n.[c] 政府
    Supplementary financial aid would come from the state.
    政府提供补充金融救助
    The state has lowered its income tax.
    那个已经降低了其个人所得税征收水平
  5. 5. n.[c] 国,国家
    We are one of the richest states on earth.
    我们祖国地球上最富裕国家之一
    The state has elected a new president.
    该国选出新的总统
  6. 6. n.[c] [Chemistry] 态,物态
    When the ice is heated above the freezing point, it begins to change to a liquid state.
    把冰加热凝固点之上时,就开始转化液态
  7. 7. n.[c] 沮丧激动状态
    In any event, the biggest problem for us all was our own state of mind.
    任何情况下,我们所有人的最大问题就是我们自己的精神状态
    He was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him.
    他处于这种状态下,别跟他讲话
  8. 8. n.[c] [Slang] 国土
  9. 9. vt. 陈述说明
    I have stated the relevant facts.
    已经陈述相关事实
  10. 10. vt. [Law] 详述
    A right not stated in law is tantamount to a claim.
    法律没有说明的权利相当于要求
  11. 11. vt. 用……表示
  12. 12. vt. 规定指定

Collins English-English Dictionary

state [steɪt]
  1. 1. n the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes
  2. 2. n the structure, form, or constitution of something
    a solid state
  3. 3. n any mode of existence
  4. 4. n position in life or society; estate
  5. 5. n ceremonious style, as befitting wealth or dignity
    to live in state
  6. 6. n a sovereign political power or community
  7. 7. n the territory occupied by such a community
  8. 8. n the sphere of power in such a community
    affairs of state
  9. 9. n [often capital] one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US
  10. 10. n [often capital] the body politic of a particular sovereign power, esp as contrasted with a rival authority such as the Church
  11. 11. n [obsolete] a class or order; estate
  12. 12. n [Spoken] a nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state)
  13. 13. modifier controlled or financed by a state
    state university
  14. 14. modifier of, relating to, or concerning the State
    State trial
  15. 15. modifier involving ceremony or concerned with a ceremonious occasion
    state visit
  16. 16. vt. [tr; may take a clause as object] to articulate in words; utter
  17. 17. vt. to declare formally or publicly
    to state one's innocence
  18. 18. vt. to resolve
  19. 19. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French estat, from Latin status a standing, from stare to stand

Examples

Fashion is always in a state of flux
(服饰等的)款式总是处于不断翻新的状态之中。
the State of Utah
犹他州
a state of poverty
贫困
liquid state
液态
church and state
教会和政府,政教

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