英语词汇“state”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

be in/get into a state
state
verb[ T ]
formaluk /steɪt/ us /steɪt/
B2
to say or write something, especially clearly and carefully: （尤指清楚谨慎地）陈述，说明，声明
Our warranty clearly states the limits of our liability.我们的保修证书清楚地界定了我们的保修范围。
[ + (that) ]Union members stated (that) they were unhappy with the proposal.工会成员对提案表示不满。
[ + question word ]Please state why you wish to apply for this grant.请说明申请这笔补助的原因。
Children in the stated (= named) areas were at risk from a lack of food, the report said.报告中称，上述地区的儿童面临着食物匮乏的威胁。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to say something
sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand.
utterShe barely uttered a word all morning.
they sayThey say the house is haunted.
it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin.

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

according to the newspapers, records, etc.
according toAccording to reports, the ceasefire is holding.
as stated by/inAs stated by medical experts, these products are totally safe when used correctly.
as maintained byThere is no reason to change your diet, as maintained by some lifestyle experts.
as claimed bySo-called superfoods will not make you live longer, as claimed by some advertising.
He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the strikers.
The rebel leaders stated that they are willing to enter into dialogue with the government.叛军首领发表声明说他们愿意与政府进行对话。
The police stated that some 50 rounds had been discharged.警方称大约射出了50发子弹。
The assessor stated that the fire damage was not as severe as the hotel's owner had claimed.保险估价员说火灾造成的损失并没有旅店老板声称的那样严重。
All recipes in this book, unless otherwise stated, will serve four to five people.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Announcing, informing & stating
acquaint someone/yourself with something
annunciation
apprise someone of something
avowedly
awaken someone to something
bear
notify
pass
proclaim
propagate
propagation
propagative
public
put something before someone
put something out
reported
ring
self-proclaimed
smoke signal
stake a claimidiom
state
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /steɪt/ us /steɪt/
B2
provided, created, or done by the state (= government of a country): 国家的;政府的;州的
state education/industries公办教育／国有企业
state control国家控制
state funding/pensions/subsidies政府资助／养老金／补贴
State events are formal official ceremonies that involve a leader of a country or someone who represents the government: 国事的;国事规格的;正式的
the state opening of Parliament隆重的议会开幕典礼
a state funeral国葬
referring to a part of a large country that has its own government:
the state legislature
a state sales tax
the state superintendent of education for Indiana
He's a strong advocate of state ownership of the railways.
They received state funding for the project.这个项目他们得到了国家的资助。
I'm not interested in state handouts - all I want is a job.
The governor has denied making improper use of state money.州长否认非法挪用州政府的资金。
The police couldn't arrest him because he'd fled across the state line.警方无法逮捕他，因为他已经逃过了国界。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Politics - general words
anti-capitalism
anti-capitalist
anti-communism
anti-communist
anti-fascism
interparty
interpellate
interpellation
interventionist
lab
on message
Orwellian
overstep
parliament
party politics
spill
statesman
statesmanlike
stateswoman
subsidiarity

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Towns & regions: parts of countries

state | American Dictionary

state
noun[ C ]
us/steɪt/

statenoun[C] (WAY OF BEING)

a condition or way of being:
The stable was preserved in its original state.
Your room is in a terrible state.
It's a sad state of affairs (= a bad situation) when our rivers are so endangered.

statenoun[C] (PLACE)

politics & government
one of the political units that some countries, such as the US, are divided into:
New York State
the State of Arizona
politics & government
A state is also a country or its government:
the member states of the United Nations
the StatesUS history
The States is another way of referring to the United States:
When will you be visiting the States?
state
verb[ T ]
us/steɪt/

stateverb[T] (EXPRESS)

to express information clearly and carefully:
His will states the property is to be sold.
Please state your preference.
state
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/steɪt/

stateadjective[not gradable] (PLACE)

provided, created, or done by the state:
a state legislature/law
state police
politics & government
State also refers to formal or official government activities:
a state dinner

state | Business English

state
noun
uk /steɪt/us
[ C,usually singular ]
the condition that someone or something is in at a particular time:
The offices were in a state of disrepair.
The index for capital goods production is a key indicator of the state of the economy.
They commented on the poor state of the company's finances.
Some economists are predicting that public finances will return to a healthy state within five years.
They are paid a stable, fair price, regardless of the current state of the market.
state of affairs
a situation:
Poor decisions by the board bear most of the responsibility for this sorry state of affairs.
the state of playUK
the present situation:
The meeting reviewed the state of play in each market.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT (alsoState)
a country with its own government:
the West African State of Ghana
The legislation requires the agreement of every one of the EU's member states.
In December 1991, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was broken up into fifteen independent states.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT (alsoState)
a part of a large country such as Australia, Germany, or the US that has its own government:
The German federal states have a large degree of autonomy.
the northern/southern/eastern/western states of the US
The company operates hospitals in 12 states, including Texas and California.
The Navajo reservation stretches from Arizona into two neighbouring states.
[ U or S ] GOVERNMENT (alsothe state); (alsothe State)
the government of a country:
funded/provided/run by the state
affairs/matters of state
The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries.
They hope to reduce dependence on the state by paying benefits only to those whose income falls below a new, higher tax threshold.
the States[ plural ]informal
used to refer to the United States of America:
If they wish to work in the States again, they must show proof of employment with a US-based employer.

Examples of state

state
State and local governments also have considerable regulatory authority over granting siting permits necessary for the operation of many types of facilities.
Meanwhile, the state granted tracts of land to nobles or permitted them to purchase land in what had become the old borderlands.
Although it is rarely clearly stated, we implicitly have a predicate whose result tells us when an abstract value permits strictness optimisations.
There are three fields of language planning - status, corpus, and, acquisition - and three types of actors: individuals, communities, and states.
The process converges to a unique absorbing state in which all players cooperate.
The state, defined as the governing apparatus, cannot be physically ubiquitous by showing its physical presence in every sphere of the society.
State-promoted historical writing for journals or special publications tended slavishly to follow official policy.
As such, ethnicity as ideology provides a psychological formula which mitigates the uncertainties of state- society relations.
The impact of singing on children's psychological state and well-being was investigated with a participant population of 76 pre-pubertal children.
Singing seemed to influence their psychological well-being and mental states significantly.
When such inhibition is a reaction to the injury by a mental protective state, he recommends combining the medical treatment with psychological therapy.
Finally, at the new steady state, investment ceases, capital, and, hence, output are reduced.
The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of a crime reinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
This tendency was reinforced in 1939 when the government declared the gas supply a state-owned public monopoly.
While national leaders reluctantly accepted state reform, they steadfastly refused to consider any modification of their own highly centralised political party structures.
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Collocations withstate

state

These are words often used in combination with state.

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affective state
Roberts claims to have found a novel association between television watching and his affective state at a later time.
altered state
Failure to resist chronic obsessive-compulsive symptoms may denote an altered state of cognitive control.
authoritarian state
As a result, union members are far better off than workers in the informal and agricultural sectors, and they, too, back the authoritarian state.
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statenoun (CONDITION)

statenoun (COUNTRY)

Idiom