新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

stateIELTS重点词汇

英 [steɪt]

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 政府的 , 国家的
State industries or organizations are financed and organized by the government rather than private companies.
双语例句
例：
reform of the state social-security system.
国家社会保障体制的改革。
2. 国事的
A state occasion is a formal one involving the head of a country.
双语例句
例：
The president of the Czech Republic is in Washington on a state visit.
捷克共和国总统正在华盛顿进行国事访问。

NOUN. 名词

states
1. [C 可数名词] （政治上所指的）国家
You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics.
近义词
country
双语例句
例：
Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican.
墨西哥是个非宗教国家，和梵蒂冈没有外交关系。
例：
Some weeks ago I recommended to EU member states that we should have discussions with the Americans.
几个星期前，我建议欧盟成员国应该和美国人进行磋商。
2. [C 可数名词] （美国等大国的）州
Some large countries such as the US are divided into smaller areas called states.
双语例句
例：
Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville.
南部各州的领导人们正在路易斯维尔会晤。
例：
New York State.
纽约州。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 政府
You can refer to the government of a country as the state.
双语例句
例：
The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure.
政府没有征到足够的税来支付它的费用。
4. [C 可数名词] 状况 , 状态
When you talk about the state of someone or something, you are referring to the condition they are in or what they are like at a particular time.
近义词
condition
双语例句
例：
For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression.
丹尼尔去世后的头几个月里，我一直处于临床抑郁状态。
例：
He will be in a state of great emotional shock due to his wife's death.
妻子的过世使他的情感遭受了极大的打击。
例：
The president declared a state of emergency.
总统宣布进入紧急状态。

PHRASE. 习语

not in a fit state
1. 不在（做某事的）适宜状态
If you say that someone is not in a fit state to do something, you mean that they are too upset or ill to do it.
双语例句
例：
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。
in a state , into a state
1. 处于苦恼状态 , 处于焦虑状态
If you are in a state or if you get into a state, you are very upset or nervous about something.
双语例句
例：
I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness.
我极度不安，因为没人能明白我为什么得了这种病。
lie in state
1. （重要人物的遗体）供瞻仰
If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried.
双语例句
例：
the 30,000 people who filed past the cardinal's body while it lay in state last week.
上周排队瞻仰红衣主教遗体的3万民众。

VERB. 动词

states , stating , stated
1. [T 及物动词] 说明 , 写明
If you state something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way.
近义词
declare , relate
双语例句
例：
Clearly state your address and telephone number.
写清楚你的地址和电话号码。
例：
The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife.
警方报告称，他因涉嫌殴打妻子而被捕。
例：
The table clearly states the amount of fat found in commonly used foods.
表上明确标出了常用食品中的脂肪含量。
例：
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。