circumstances
- n.环境;条件;状况;境况;境遇;(尤指)经济状况;命运;客观环境
- circumstance的第三人称单数和复数
circumstancesThese are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are.以上各词均指情况、状况。
all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place指情况、状况、形势、局面：
the present economic situation
目前的经济形势
the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have指条件、环境、状况、境况、（尤指）经济状况：
The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.
那艘船神秘地沉没了。
the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do指处境、地位、状况：
She felt she was in a position of power.
她觉得她自己有权力。
the circumstances in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects how sth happens指居住、工作或做事情的环境、境况、条件，影响某事发生的物质环境、状态、条件：
We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.
我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。
Circumstances refers to sb's financial situation; conditions are things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have. The circumstances that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the conditions that affect it are usually physical ones, such as the weather. |
the true situation指实情、事实：
If that is the case (= if the situation described is true) , we need more staff.
如果真是那样，我们就需要更多的员工了。
a situation指事态、情况、形势：
How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?
这种不幸的情况是怎么发生的呢？
State of affairs is mostly used with this . It also occurs with adjectives describing how good or bad a situation is, such as happy , sorry , shocking , sad and unhappy , as well as those relating to time, such as present and current . Situation is much more frequent and is used in a wider variety of contexts. |
circumstances
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N-COUNT 情况;情形;形势
The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances...
最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。
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N-PLURAL （事件发生的）情形，详情，原委
The circumstances of an event are the way it happened or the causes of it.I'm making inquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder...
我在调查玛丽·迪安谋杀案的详情。
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N-PLURAL 生活状况;境况;(尤指)经济状况
Your circumstances are the conditions of your life, especially the amount of money that you have....help and support for the single mother, whatever her circumstances...
不论单身母亲的经济状况如何均为其提供的帮助与扶持
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N-UNCOUNT 命运;机缘;客观环境
Events and situations which cannot be controlled are sometimes referred to as circumstance .There are those, you know, who, by circumstance, end up homeless...
您知道，会有那么一些人，因为命运捉弄而落得无家可归。
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PHRASE 在任何情况下;无论如何
You can emphasize that something must not or will not happen by saying that it must not or will not happen under any circumstances .Racism is wholly unacceptable under any circumstances...
无论在何种情况下，种族主义都是千万要不得的。
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PHRASE 在那种情况下;情况既然如此
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.Under the circumstances, a crash was unavoidable...
在那种情况下，撞车是难以避免的。
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- a person's financial situation (good or bad)
- he found himself in straitened circumstances
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- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
- Synonym: fortune destiny fate luck lot portion
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The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances .
本公司保留在一定条件下取消这项协议的权利。
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He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances .
他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
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What is the best course of action in the circumstances ?
在这种情况下最佳行动方针是什么？
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Under normal circumstances , I would say ' yes ' .
一般情况下，我会说“行”。
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She did the job very well in the circumstances .
她在那种情况下仍把工作干得很出色。
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He had to leave the country through force of circumstance .
为势所迫，他不得不离开这个国家。
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The school will only allow this in special circumstances .
学校只有在特殊情况下才会同意这种事。
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I know I can trust her in any circumstance .
我知道我在任何情况下都能信任她。
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Don 't open the door , in any circumstances .
在任何情况下都不要开门。
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His words were of little comfort in the circumstances .
在这种情况下，他的话起不了什么安慰作用。
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Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances .
只有在极端情况下才会让孩子离开父母。
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Divorce is complicated enough in normal circumstances , but this situation is even worse .
在一般情况下，离婚已经够复杂了，但这一次情况更糟。
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It would depend on the circumstances .
这要视情况而定。
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Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy 's death .
警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。
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The project was running late owing to unforeseen circumstances .
这个项目因意外情况而拖延了。
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The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
八口之家日子过得很拮据。
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Investigators are trying to reconstruct the circumstances of the crash .
调查人员正试图重现撞车时的情形。
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This deadline will be extended only in exceptional circumstances .
只有在特殊情况下才会延长最后期限。
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She died in suspicious circumstances .
她死得蹊跷。
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There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence .
因有可减轻罪行的情节被告未被判刑。
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He died in unexplained circumstances .
他死因不明。
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His rudeness was forgivable in the circumstances .
他当时的无理情有可原。
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You were right to do what you did , under the circumstances
在这种情况下，你做的是对的。
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There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children .
有些情况下，国家必须出面保护儿童。
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I might have been disposed to like him in other circumstances
若是处于另一番情形的话，我可能会倾心于他。
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In these circumstances , it is the managers who come off best .
在这种情况下，几个经理表现得最好。
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You might say that we 've been victims of circumstance .
你可以说我们一直不走运吧。
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Under such circumstances , it is little wonder that they experience difficulties
在这种情形下，他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。
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The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times
在当时那种一触即发的形势下，采取那样的策略太危险了。
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The judge found that in her case there were mitigating circumstances
法官认为她这个案子存在可以减轻罪责的情节。