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state

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state1 /steɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun  
1  condition 状况 [countableC]CONDITION/STATE OF something the physical or mental condition that someone or something is in 状况，状态，情况，情形
state of
 There are fears for the state of the country’s economy.
人们担心国家的经济状况。
in a bad/terrible etc state
 When we bought the house, it was in a terrible state.
我们买下这栋房子时，它的状况很糟糕。
somebody’s mental/physical/emotional state
 Frankly, I wouldn’t trust his emotional state right now.
坦白地说，我对他目前的情绪状态不太放心。
 She was in an extremely confused state of mind.
她思绪纷乱。
in no fit state to do something (=should not do something because you are not in a suitable condition) （以现在的状态）不宜做某事
 David’s in no fit state to drive.
戴维现在的状态不宜开车。
 She can’t go home now. Look at the state of her!
她现在不能回家。看看她这副样子！
be in a good/bad state of repair (=be in good condition and not need repairing, or be in bad condition) 保养得好/不好
 The boat was in a good state of repair.
这艘船保养得很好。
 The country was in a state of war (=officially fighting a war).
这个国家正处于战争状态。
 Water exists in three states: liquid, gaseous, and solid.
水有三种形态: 液态、气态和固态。
→ state of emergency
2  government 政府 [singular, uncountableU] (also the State) especially British EnglishBrEPGPUBLIC/GOVERNMENT the government or political organization of a country 政府
 The state has allocated special funds for the emergency.
政府已为紧急状况拨出专款。
state employees/property/regulations etc
 limits on salary increases for state workers
对政府职员加薪的限制
state-owned/state-funded/state-subsidized etc (=owned, paid for etc by the government) 国有的/政府出资的/政府补贴的等
 a state-funded community housing project
政府资助的社区住宅项目
matters/affairs of state (=the business of the government) 国家大事
→ welfare state
3  country 国家 [countableC]PGCOUNTRY/NATION a country considered as a political organization 〔被视为政治组织的〕国家
 a NATO member state (=a country belonging to NATO)
一个北约成员国
democratic/one-party/totalitarian etc state 民主/一党制/极权主义等政府
→ police state► see thesaurus at country
4  part of a country 国家的一部分 [countableC] (also State British English)PGCOUNTRY/NATION one of the areas with limited law-making powers that together make up a country controlled by a central government, such as the US and Australia 州；邦 → province, county, region
 Queensland is one of the states of Australia.
昆士兰是澳大利亚的一个州。
 the state of Iowa
艾奥瓦州
state employees/property/regulations etc
 the state government
州政府
 state and federal taxes
州政府和联邦政府征收的税
5  the States spokenPG a word meaning the US, used especially by someone when they are outside the US 美国〔尤在美国境外时使用〕
 Which part of the States would you suggest I visit?
你会建议我去美国的哪个地方？
Examples from the Corpus
the States• One of my magazines in the States has been following up rumours about the Josephs.• Do you know that two-thirds of obstetricians in the States have been sued at least once in their lives?• In the congressional debates, the battle lines closely conformed to the resolutions passed in the states.• They should only air them in the states that were the true battle-ground states at that point.• I dread going back to the States.• By the time he returned to the States, the twentieth century had dawned, and Otis was utterly unprepared for it.• As an alternative to this bloc policy Khrushchev offered to conclude treaties of non-aggression and friendship with the states concerned.
6  be in a state/get into a state British EnglishBrE spokenWORRIEDNERVOUS to be or become very nervous, anxious, or excited 处于/陷入紧张[焦虑，兴奋]之中
7  official ceremony 官方仪式 [uncountableU]PGPUBLIC/GOVERNMENT the official ceremonies and events connected with government or rulers 国事礼仪，隆重仪式
8  state of affairs formalSITUATION a situation 情况，局势，事态
Examples from the Corpus
state of affairs• Such a state of affairs provides the seller with a unique opportunity to exploit the relatively weak bargaining position of the investor.• The Dubroca incident added insult to an already severely injured state of affairs.• The random production might be regarded as the normal state of affairs, periodic production occurring through a rather special mechanism.• Crisis has always been the normal state of affairs in our country's politics.• It's a sad state of affairs when a leader can't take the time to address the true problems facing his country.• I called on Labour Councillors: they agreed that the state of affairs on the site was shocking.• When the state of affairs improved, Mark was promoted, but Colin was not ready.• This state of affairs is not, I think, an aberration, but is inevitable in the structures of higher education.• True, and that's an unfortunate state of affairs.• What might the repercussions be of this unprecedented state of affairs?
9  the state of play especially British EnglishBrE
Examples from the Corpus
the state of play• Let me remind you of the state of play at that time.• I can't comment on the state of play in the negotiations.• Depends, of course, on the state of play.• That's the state of play in Milton Keynes where Labour lost four seats, and control.• Gerry, what's the state of play?
10. lie in state if the body of an important person who has just died lies in state, it is put in a public place so that people can go and show their respect 〔要人的遗体〕受公众瞻仰
Examples from the Corpus
lie in state• Jane was fearful for a moment that Flopsy might be lying in state.• He may as well have been lying in state.• He lay in state, for ever disgraced.• He lay on the marble slab in the centre of the tiny oblong chapel like a king lying in state.• President to lie in state while he was still alive.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the physical or mental condition that someone or something is in
adjectives
a bad state (also a poor/sorry state)
The report commented on the poor state of the roads.
a terrible state
His apartment was in a terrible state.
a healthy state (=a good state)
Student numbers at the college are in a healthy state.
somebody’s mental/emotional state
Whenever Ben stops his medication, his mental state deteriorates.
somebody’s physical state
Our emotions can have an effect on our physical state.
something’s natural state
There's a plan to return large areas of farmland to their natural state.
something’s present/current state
We can deduce how the planet evolved from its beginnings to its present state.
a constant/permanent/perpetual state of something
They lived in a constant state of fear.
an advanced state of something
The dead bird was in an advanced state of decay.
phrases
somebody’s state of mind
What was his state of mind at the time of the attack?
somebody’s state of health
The doctor said my general state of health was good.
something’s state of repair/preservation
School buildings should be kept in a good state of repair.
a state of shock/confusion/panic etc
Howard, still in a state of shock, stared at Newman.
a state of collapse (=the state of being very ill or weak)
The economy was in a state of collapse.
a state of war
Syria was still in a state of war with Israel.
the present/current state of knowledge
That is the best advice we can offer, given our current state of knowledge about the disease.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a country considered as a political organization
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + state
an independent state (also a sovereign state formal)
Croatia became an independent state in 1991.
a democratic state
They wanted to transform the country into a modern democratic state.
a totalitarian state (=where there is no democracy)
Politicians get away with this sort of behaviour only in totalitarian states.
a one-party state
Until recently, the country was a one-party state.
a communist/socialist state
The former communist states began opening up their markets to foreign investment.
a fascist state
Freedom of speech is not tolerated in a fascist state.
a police state (=where the government strictly controls what people can say or do)
Too many laws bring us frighteningly close to the creation of a police state.
a member state (=a country that belongs to an organization of countries)
The statement said that NATO would counter any attack against a member state.
Examples from the Corpus
state• Given the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the operation.• In 1830, Greece became an independent state.• When the gas cools, it condenses back to its liquid state.• the member states of the European Union• For more than 70 years, the former Soviet Union was a one-party state.• It also emphasises the need for continuing professional development of science teachers and the poor state of labs and equipment.• Most of the country's existing schools are in a sorry state of disrepair.• To many who have followed Fokker over the years, its most recent cash-strapped state was nothing new.• When I got back home, I was horrified to see what a terrible state the kitchen was in.• Every activity of the individual citizen is subject to scrutiny by the state, in the name of the public interest.• One of the things people complain of most is the state of the sidewalks.• It is the duty of the state to pass laws for the common good.• The possibility of equity financing depends on the state of the equity market.• Many local officials are still unaware that the state has granted them the powers to set boating laws for their local waters.• The state of Israel was created in 1948.• The Sassanians expanded eastwards to incorporate into their state the northern part of the disintegrating Kushan empire.• After 1951 Winston Churchill and his Conservative successors protected the welfare state, maintained full employment, and conciliated the trade unions.
state of• We were in a state of shock when they told us how much it would cost.
state employees/property/regulations etc• The protest was held in opposition to government plans to dismiss 25,000 state employees in order to reduce fiscal spending by 42 percent.• Instead, a central fund for state property will be set up to sell large and medium-sized companies.• On Tuesday, Kansas became the first state to furlough state employees, paid through federal grants, who process unemployment claims.• And new state regulations restrict some of the most odious insurance practices.• Jody is not interested in hearing about loyalty or state regulations.• Kirichenko warned that continued default by the republics would result in salaries to state employees and social security being curtailed.• Most of the early strikers were state employees.
democratic/one-party/totalitarian etc state• The 1949 Constitution established Costa Rica as a democratic state with an executive President directly elected for a four-year term.• Nkrumah announced another referendum to enable him to dismiss the judges and also to establish a one-party state.• The Republic, which retains membership of the Commonwealth, is a one-party state with an executive President.• The subsequent establishment of a one-party state would have achieved the same result.• It recently opposed government moves towards the legal formation of a one-party state.• Not the least power of a totalitarian state is the power to bore the people out of their right minds.• These features make elite theory central in arguments about the liberal democratic state.• The one-party state must give way.
state employees/property/regulations etc• The protest was held in opposition to government plans to dismiss 25,000 state employees in order to reduce fiscal spending by 42 percent.• Instead, a central fund for state property will be set up to sell large and medium-sized companies.• On Tuesday, Kansas became the first state to furlough state employees, paid through federal grants, who process unemployment claims.• And new state regulations restrict some of the most odious insurance practices.• Jody is not interested in hearing about loyalty or state regulations.• Kirichenko warned that continued default by the republics would result in salaries to state employees and social security being curtailed.• Most of the early strikers were state employees.
state visit• Of course, the staff at the Poly could only be flattered to take part in a state visit.• Sadat had ordered photographs of the Shah, left over from an earlier state visit, to be mounted along the route.• This week was her first state visit here in 17 years.• The Queen will visit Texas as part of her official state visit.• That's the official state visit.• She explained that she wore furs and her jewelry only when she traveled abroad with her husband on state visits.
state2 ●●○ S3 W2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  SAY/STATEto formally say or write a piece of information or your opinion 陈述，说明，阐明
2  SAY/STATEif a document, newspaper, ticket etc states information, it contains the information written clearly 〔文件、报纸、票子等〕写明
Examples from the Corpus
state• The permit, which is free, also has an information sheet which states 11 separate conditions concerning the use of skips.• It is given only as an example which is easy to state.• Justice Cohen stated clearly that no further action would be taken.• This effect need not be stated in terms.• The essay begins by stating its main point: that the title focuses attention on a multifunctional symbol within the story.• The government needs to clearly state its policy on possible military action.• The parallels are stated, not reasoned.• The receipt clearly states that refunds are not allowed.• The law states that you are innocent until proved guilty.• Please state your full name for the record.
state (that)• Part of that has to do with the change in secretaries of state.• Constitutionally, the prime minister may assume the functions of the head of state for two weeks.• At what point does a state have a motive for keeping the smoking rolls up?• You should see the state of the bedroom.• There was a clear link with past practices of fitting the ideology to the needs of the state rather than its constituent members.• The changes in the state sector before the 1980s have occurred in a relatively piecemeal fashion.• It states that a substance causing certain symptoms in a healthy person can cure a sick person with the same symptoms.• The president has stated that the new law requires several improvements.• The state with which we are most concerned is the quiet alert state.
From Longman Business Dictionary
statestate /steɪt/ noun
1[countableC usually singular] the condition that someone or something is in at a particular time
The property market is in a poor state.
I think the economy is in a worse state than the Government has been admitting.
2[countableC] (also State)LAW one of the areas with limited law-making powers that some countries, such as the US, are divided into
New York State has attracted more foreign companies than any other state.
The bank now sells life insurance policies in 380 branches across four states.
3[countableC, uncountableU] (also State) a country or its government
state industries
The government plans to sell off several state companies.
the state monopoly of radio and television broadcasting
→ corporate state → welfare state
4the States [plural] the United States of America
Sales of U.S. cars have not boomed (=increased) in the States as carmakers had hoped.
Origin state1
(1100-1200) Old French estat, from Latin status, from the past participle of stare “to stand”
state1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2state2 verb
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