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BNC: 503 COCA: 548

situation
situation /ˌsɪtʃəˈweɪʃən/ noun
plural situations
situation
/ˌsɪtʃəˈweɪʃən/
noun
plural situations
Learner's definition of SITUATION
[count]
1 
: all of the facts, conditions, and events that affect someone or something at a particular time and in a particular place情况；状况；形势；局面
2 
: an important or sudden problem重要问题；突发情况
3 
somewhat formal + old-fashioned : a place or location位置；地点
4 
old-fashioned : job 1
BNC: 503 COCA: 548

situation

noun

sit·​u·​a·​tion ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce situation (audio)
1
a
: the way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings
b
: site
c
archaic : locality
2
archaic : state of health
3
a
: position or place of employment : post entry 6, job
b
: position in life : status
4
: position with respect to conditions and circumstances
5
a
: relative position or combination of circumstances at a certain moment
b
: a critical, trying, or unusual state of affairs : problem
c
: a particular or striking complex of affairs at a stage in the action of a narrative or drama

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He's in a bad situation. You may find yourself in a situation where you lose control of the vehicle. How is your financial situation? I'm worried about the current political situation. My parents are retired and in a good situation. I have a situation that I have to deal with at the moment. The house is in a wonderful situation overlooking the valley. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Emergency responders from local, state, federal and tribal agencies were assessing the situation and preparing to deploy. Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The situation could lead to a big role for slot receiver Parris Campbell, the one starting receiver who is healthy. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2022 The ideal situation, DeLong says, would be a repeat of the recessions that hit the U.S. in the late 1940s and early 1950s, both of which were relatively short before inflation subsided. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022 The situation brought Abreu to the plate with two outs and a runner on third. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022 Moreover, officials say, Russia remains a untrustworthy negotiating partner and Putin’s war aims have shifted repeatedly as the tactical situation has evolved. Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talked about the Winfrey situation in their daily report. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 President Biden, speaking at a gala for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Thursday night, said his administration was dedicated to finding a solution but offered no concrete steps to further alleviate the situation. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Putin voiced satisfaction that the cease-fire has held, but noted the situation remained tense. Avet Demourian, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of situation was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing situation
BNC: 503 COCA: 548
situation

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SITUATION | SITUATION + VERB | SITUATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤general, overall, whole總體情況；整體情況▸➤current, immediate, present時局；眼下情況；當前形勢▸➤international, local, national, world國際形勢；地方局勢；國情；世界局勢▸➤actual, concrete, real, real-life, real-world (especially NAmE) 實際情況；具體情況；真實情況▸➤hypothetical, unlikely假想的局面；不大可能的情況▸➤favourable/favorable, happy, healthy, ideal有利形勢；樂觀局面；健康態勢；理想情況▸➤satisfactory, stable令人滿意的／穩定的局面▸➤chaotic, explosive, fluid, precarious, unstable, volatile混亂局面；一觸即發的局勢；動盪的形勢▸➤awkward, delicate, difficult, embarrassing, problematic, sticky (informal) , stressful, tense, tough, tricky, uncomfortable, unfortunate, unpleasant令人尷尬的情況；微妙的局面；困難的局勢；棘手的形勢；緊張的態勢；令人不快的情形◇I always seem to get into sticky situations.我好像總會陷入窘境。➤dangerous, hazardous, life-threatening, perilous, risky, vulnerable險境；危險的局面；危及生命的情況；岌岌可危的處境➤deteriorating, worsening不斷惡化的局面▸➤crisis, emergency, life-and-death, life-or-death危機狀況；緊急情況；生死攸關的情況➤high-pressure, pressure高壓形勢◇I've been in some pressure situations when I had to hit a great shot or lose the game.我曾身處壓力之中，當時我如果不能有個漂亮的進球，就會輸掉比賽。➤alarming, critical, desperate, dire, grave, serious, terrible, tragic, unhappy (especially BrE) 令人擔心的局面；危急情況；絕境；嚴峻形勢；悲慘的境地；令人不快的情形➤disgraceful, intolerable, untenable不光彩的／不能容忍的／不堪一擊的處境▸➤catch-22, hopeless, no-win進退兩難的／無望的／必敗的局面◇We were placed in a hopeless situation.我們的處境令人絕望。➤lose-lose, win-win兩敗俱傷的／雙贏局面▸➤absurd, bizarre, compromising, extraordinary, ludicrous, novel, odd, paradoxical, ridiculous, strange, unique, unusual荒唐的局面；怪異的事態；有損體面的情況；不同尋常的形勢；新的狀況；自相矛盾的局面▸➤complex, complicated複雜的局面▸➤simple簡單的形勢▸➤social社交場合◇Do you feel awkward in social situations?在社交場合你會覺得窘迫不安嗎？➤work工作環境▸➤domestic國內形勢➤employment, housing就業／住房形勢▸➤economic, financial, legal, military, political, security經濟形勢；財政狀況；法律環境；軍事形勢；政治形勢；安全形勢◇the international political situation國際政局➤strategic, tactical戰略／戰術形勢➤combat, conflict, war戰鬥／衝突／戰爭形勢➤hostage人質事件VERB + SITUATION➤bring about, create, lead to, result in導致⋯形勢；造成⋯局面▸➤be faced with, be placed in, encounter, face, find yourself in, get into面臨⋯形勢；處於⋯境況；遇到⋯情況；發現自己身在⋯處境；陷入⋯狀態◇I found myself in rather an awkward situation.我發現自己的處境相當尷尬。➤avoid避免⋯局面▸➤comprehend, grasp, take in, understand瞭解形勢◇She found it difficult to take in the situation.她發現很難弄清形勢。➤analyse/analyze, appraise, assess, consider, discuss, evaluate, examine, judge, look at, monitor, ponder, review, size up, survey, take stock of, think about, weigh, weigh up (especially BrE) 分析形勢；評估局勢；權衡局面；討論狀況；考察局面；判斷形勢；跟踪情況；思考情況▸➤clarify, describe, explain, outline, sum up澄清形勢；描述形勢；闡明形勢；概括情況▸➤accept接受處境▸➤address, be in control of, control, cope with, deal with, handle, respond to, take control of處理情況；控制局面；應付情況；對形勢作出反應◇learning strategies to cope with difficult situations學習應付困難局面的策略➤fit適應形勢◇You can adapt your knowledge to fit your particular situation.你可以調整知識以適應特殊情況。➤ameliorate (formal) , calm, defuse, ease, help, improve緩和形勢；改善局面◇The peacekeepers are trained to defuse potentially explosive situations.維和人員受訓學習如何平息很可能一觸即發的局勢。➤correct, rectify, remedy, resolve, stabilize糾正局面；解決局面；穩定局勢➤salvage挽回局面◇She tried her best to salvage the situation.她想盡一切辦法挽回局面。➤exploit, manipulate, take advantage of利用形勢；操縱局勢◇He saw she was confused and he took full advantage of the situation.他看到她搞不清狀況，就充分利用了這一點。➤lose control of失去對局勢的控制▸➤affect, change, influence, transform影響形勢；改變局面▸➤aggravate, complicate, compound, exacerbate, inflame, worsen使形勢惡化；使局面複雜化◇Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation.現在干涉只會使形勢惡化。➤reverse扭轉局勢◇What would the Republicans be doing if the situation were reversed?如果局勢逆轉，共和黨人又將如何呢？SITUATION + VERB➤arise, develop, occur, unfold情況出現；局面形成◇We will deal with that if the situation arises.如果出現那種情況我們會處理的。➤exist形勢存在➤continue, remain形勢繼續▸➤change形勢改變▸➤deteriorate, escalate, worsen形勢惡化；事態升級◇The situation is deteriorating rapidly.形勢迅速惡化。➤improve形勢改善➤stabilize形勢穩定下來➤demand, require形勢要求◇The situation requires immediate action.形勢催人立即採取行動。SITUATION + NOUN➤comedy (usually sitcom) 情景喜劇◇TV's first modern situation comedy第一部現代電視情景喜劇PREPOSITION➤in a/the situation在某情況下◇What would you do in this situation?在這種情況下你會怎麼做？PHRASES➤the gravity of the situation, the seriousness of the situation形勢的嚴峻性◇Given the gravity of the situation, I'm not surprised she's panicking.在如此嚴峻的形勢下，難怪她會驚慌失措。➤the reality of the situation現實情況◇She was forced to confront the reality of the situation.她不得不面對現實。➤a way out of the situation擺脫處境的方法◇I was in trouble and I could see no way out of the situation.我遇到了麻煩，不知道如何擺脫窘境。

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