state

1. N-COUNT You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics. (政治上所指的) 国家

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。

2. N-COUNT Some large countries such as the U.S. are divided into smaller areas called states. (美国等大国的) 州

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。

3. N-PROPER The U.S. is sometimes referred to as the States. 美国[非正式]

She bought it last year in the States. 她去年在美国买了它。

4. N-SING You can refer to the government of a country as the state. 政府

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。

5. ADJ State industries or organizations are financed and organized by the government rather than private companies. 政府的; 国家的[ADJ n] →see state school

...reform of the state social-security system. …国家社会保障体制的改革。

6. ADJ A state occasion is a formal one involving the head of a country. 国事的[ADJ n]

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。

7. N-COUNT 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. 状况; 状态

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，我一直处在临床抑郁状态。

8. V-T If you state something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way. 说明; 写明

Clearly state your address and telephone number. 清楚地写明你的地址和电话号码。

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。

9. →see also head of state , welfare state

10. PHRASE 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. 不在 (做某事的) 适宜状态

When you left our place, you weren't in a fit state to drive. 你离开我们家时，你的状态不适合开车。

11. PHRASE If you are in a state or if you get into a state, you are very upset or nervous about something. 处于苦恼状态; 处于焦虑状态

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。

12. PHRASE If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried. (要人的遗体) 供瞻仰

...the 30,000 people who filed past the cardinal's body while it lay in state last week. …上周红衣主教的遗体供瞻仰时排队瞻仰了的3万民众。