States

英 [steɪts]

美 [steɪts]

n.  美国; 国家

IELTS

BNC.1180

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤用于讨论政治事务时)国家
  You can refer to countries asstates, particularly when you are discussing politics.
  1. Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican...
     墨西哥是个世俗国家，和梵蒂冈没有外交关系。
  2. Some weeks ago I recommended to EU member states that we should have discussions with the Americans.
     几周前，我曾向欧盟成员国提议我们应该和美国人进行磋商。
• N-COUNT (美国等大国的)州
  Some large countries such as the USA are divided into smaller areas calledstates.
  1. Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville.
     南部一些州的领导正在路易斯维尔开会。
• 美国
  The USA is sometimes referred to asthe States.
• N-SING 政府;国家
  You can refer to the government of a country asthe state.
  1. The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure...
     该国政府入不敷出。
  2. Eastern Europe shows that worker-owned factories can be as inefficient as state-owned ones.
     东欧的经验表明，工人所有的工厂可能和国有工厂一样效率低下。
• 对国家社会保障制度的改革 → see:...reform of the state social-security system.
• ADJ 国事的;国事礼仪的
  Astateoccasion is a formal one involving the head of a country.
  1. ...the Queen's three-day state visit to France.
     女王对法国为期 3 天的国事访问
• N-COUNT 状况;状态;情况
  When you talk about thestate ofsomeone or something, you are referring to the condition they are in or what they are like at a particular time.
  1. For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression...
     丹尼尔去世后的最初几个月里，我一直处于临床抑郁症的状态。
  2. When we moved here the walls and ceiling were in an awful state...
     我们刚搬到这里时，墙和房顶都破旧不堪。
  3. Look at the state of my car!
     看看我的车都成什么样子了！
• VERB (以口头或书面形式正式或明确地)声称，宣称，声明
  If youstatesomething, you say or write it in a formal or definite way.
  1. Clearly state your address and telephone number...
     清楚地报上你的地址和电话号码。
  2. The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife...
     警方的报告称，他因涉嫌殴打妻子而被捕。
  3. 'Our relationship is totally platonic,' she stated...
     “我们纯属精神恋爱，”她声明道。
  4. Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits.
     未能在规定期限内提出申请的买家可能会拿不回押金。
• See also:head of statenation statepolice statewelfare state
• PHRASE (因精神或健康状态不佳而)不适宜(做某事)
  If you say that someoneis not in a fit state todo something, you mean that they are too upset or ill to do it.
  1. When you left our place, you weren't in a fit state to drive.
     你离开我们家时已经开不了车了。
• PHRASE 不快;紧张;焦虑;惊慌
  If you arein a stateor if you getinto a state, you are very upset or nervous about something.
  1. I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness...
     我极度焦虑不安，因为谁也不知道为什么我会得这个病。
  2. People will work themselves up into a state about anything.
     人们总会沉不住气，为任何事感到担忧。
• (重要人物的遗体)停放供瞻仰
  If the dead body of an important personlies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried.

双语例句

• This has forced the United States to seriously reconsider its position
  这迫使美国重新认真考虑自己的立场。
• I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year.
  新年第一天，我在美国开始了一次新的冒险。
• I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests
  我很遗憾美国也加入了这一抗议的行列。
• I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend
  我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
• The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago
  这两个西非国家两年前已经中断了外交关系。
• We will finally have to redefine our relationship with neighbouring states in north Africa
  我们最终将不得不重新界定我们和北非邻国的关系。
• I never agreed to spy against the United States.
  我从来没有答应去当间谍刺探美国的情报。
• The Auto Pact yoked Ontario into the United States economy
  《汽车协定》强行将安大略纳入了美国的经济体系中。
• Our vote today indicates a change in United States policy
  我们今天的选举表明了美国政策的一种变化。
• The United States could claim to be both a military and an economic superpower.
  美国在军事和经济上都称得上是超级大国。