state/steɪt/

n

1. C 状态；形势；情况

• The roads were in a terrible state after the heavy rain. 大雨过后道路很难走。

• You are not in a fit state to drive. 你的状态不适宜开车。

• The house we're buying is in a good state of repair. 我们打算买的那栋房子修葺得很好。

2. C 国家；国

• the member states of WTO 世界贸易组织的成员国

• a democratic state 民主国家

3. [亦作 S-] U，用作单 国家；政府

• matters of state 国家大事

• limits on salary increases for state employees 对于政府职员工资增长的限制

4. [亦作 S-] C 州；邦

• Queensland is one of the states of Australia. 昆士兰是澳大利亚的一个州。

5. U 仪式，盛礼

• the President's visit to France in state 总统对法国的重大国事访问

• The queen travelled in state with all her ladies. 女王在女宾的陪同下参加盛大的仪式。

in(或into) a state 口

1. 不整洁

• Their clothes were in a state. 他们的衣冠不整。

2. 焦急，紧张不安

• Mom and Dad were in a state since I hadn't come back late at night. 我很晚还没回家，爸爸妈妈很着急。

the States 口 美国