circumstance
[NOUN]
circumstances
1. [C 可数名词] 情形
The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
近义词
conditions
双语例句
例：Recent opinion polls show that 60 per cent favour abortion under certain circumstances.
最近的民意调查显示60的人赞同某些特定情况下可以堕胎。
例：The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.
在当时爆炸性的形势下，这一战略太危险了。
2. [PL 复数] 详情 , 原委
The circumstances of an event are the way it happened or the causes of it.
双语例句
例：I'm making enquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder.
我正在调查玛丽·迪安谋杀案的原委。
3. [PL 复数] 境况（尤指经济状况）
Your circumstances are the conditions of your life, especially the amount of money that you have.
近义词
双语例句
例：help and support for the single mother, whatever her circumstances.
无论单身母亲的情况如何都要帮助和支持她们。
4. [U 不可数名词] 命运 , 客观环境
Events and situations which cannot be controlled are sometimes referred to as circumstance.
双语例句
例：There are those, you know, who, by circumstance, end up homeless.
你知道，有些人由于命运捉弄最终变得无家可归。
NOUN. 名词
under any circumstances , under any circumstance
1. 在任何情况下
You can emphasize that something must not or will not happen by saying that it must not or will not happen under any circumstances.
双语例句
例：Racism is wholly unacceptable under any circumstances.
在任何情况下种族主义都是完全不能被接受的。
in the circumstances , under the circumstances
1. 在那种情况下
You can use in the circumstances or under the circumstances before or after a statement to indicate that you have considered the conditions affecting the situation before making the statement.
双语例句
例：In the circumstances, Paisley's plans looked highly appropriate.
在那种情况下，佩斯利的计划看起来非常合适。
PHRASE. 习语
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