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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 形势 [xíngshì]
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1.
terrain; topographical features
- 形势险要
- strategically important terrain
- 这个地方形势险峻，易守难攻。
- 2. situation; circumstances
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terrain; topographical features
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 形势 [xíngshì]
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1.
名
地形状态
- 剑门关形势险要。
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2.
名
情况;局势
- 经济形势。
- 形势有利。
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1.
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地形状态
Examples
- 形势逼人。
- The situation spurs us on. → 逼人
- 畅谈国内外大好形势
- speak glowingly of the excellent situation at home and abroad → 畅谈
- 形势吃紧
- The situation was critical. → 吃紧
- 形势大好。
- The situation is very good. → 大好
- 当前的国际形势
- the current (or present) international situation → 当前
- 紧跟形势
- keep abreast of the current situation → 跟
- 跟不上形势的需要
- fall short of the demands of the times → 跟上
- 跟不上形势的发展
- cannot keep up with the changing situation → 跟上
- 清醒地估计当前的形势
- make a clearheaded appraisal of the present situation → 估计
- 形势令人鼓舞。
- The present state of affairs is quite heartening. → 鼓舞
Collocations
- 形势险要
- a strategic position
- 客观形势
- objective situation
- 经济形势
- economic situation
- 形势的发展
- the development of a situation
- 形势大好
- an excellent situation
- 形势逼人
- the situation is pressing
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