state [steit]

state的基本解释

n.

州, 情形, 状态, 国家, 政府, 领土, 国务, 社会地位

• He was in quite a state about the matter.
• 他对这事非常激动。

• The number of the House from each state is determined by the population of the state.
• 每个州的众议员数由各州的人口决定。

• In China, the railways are owned by the state.
• 在中国，铁路是国有的。

• The vice president is in a state of poor health.
• 副总统健康状况不佳。

vt.

陈述, 规定, 说明

• The witness stated that she had never seen Mr.Smith.
• 证人宣称她以前从未见过史密斯先生。

adj.

国家的, 正式的, 州的

state的同义词

v. assert · relate · expound · express · recite · report · declare · tell · say

n. nation · circumstance · status · position · country · situation · land · condition

与state相关的词组

in state：正式地, 庄重地

in a state of nature：处于原始状态

lie in state：埋葬前任人吊唁

与state相关的情景对话

休闲娱乐/帝国大厦

A:

Wow, this is the famous Empire State Building.

喔，这就是著名的帝国大厦。

B:

It’s huge.

它好大呀。

A:

Would you like to go to the top?

你想到顶层去看看吗？

B:

Yes, of course.

当然要了。

A:

The view is breathtaking.

在这里看起来太惊险了。

B:

It makes me dizzy.

它让我有点晕眩。

商务外贸/销售商务会谈

A:

The next thing I'd like to bring up for discussion is packing.

- 下面我想就包装问题讨论一下。

B:

Please state your opinions about packing.

请陈述你们的意见。

A:

All right. We wish our opinions on packing will be passed on to your manufacturers.

好，我们希望我们对包装的意见能传达到厂商。为中国贸易提供动力。

衣食住行/Apply for a school-(申请学校)

A:

I’m trying to decide what school to apply for.

我在考虑申请哪一所学校。

B:

Are you thinking about a public school or a private one？

是上公立学校还是私立学校？

A:

I’m not sure. What’s the difference between them?

我也不知道。有什么区别？

B:

Public schools are usually state funded, whereas private schools usually get their funding elsewhere.

公立学校通常是州政府投资办学，而私立学校通常是通过其他方式筹集资金。

A:

Which is better?

那么哪一个更好呢？

B:

One isn’t necessarily better than the other. It depends a lot on the school administration and the teachers.

不是一所就比另外一所好。这跟学校的管理和师资有很大关系。

A:

I hear you have to wear unifomp3s at private schools.

我听说私立学校要穿校服。

B:

Yeah, sometimes.

是，有时候是这样。