| 单词 | situation |
| 释义 | situation (sɪtʃueɪʃən ) Word forms: situations 1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1 You use situation to refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you. Army officers said the situation was under control. And now for a look at the travel situation in the rest of the country. She's in a hopeless situation. If you want to improve your situation you must adopt a positive mental attitude. 2. countable noun The situation of a building or town is the kind of surroundings that it has. [formal] The garden is in a beautiful situation. Synonyms: location, place, setting, position 3. situations vacant phrase Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, use Employment Collocations: assess the situation We shall assess the situation at Christmas. The Sun (2011) It is up to employees and companies to assess the weather situation and use their judgment. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The builder who came round to assess the situation has quoted £30,000 to fix the roof. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Some people avoid situations where they fear conflict or disapproval. Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive? (1994) Olympic organising committees have been at pains to avoid any situation in which they could be accused of endangering athletes' lives. Times, Sunday Times (2012) To avoid any similar situations in future, your practices should be laid out in an overtime policy. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They felt that our presence helped calm the situation. Broken Lives (1993) He tried to calm the situation and told his friend to leave it and say sorry. The Sun (2007) I thought the stewards did a great job in calming the situation down. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Our manager tests people on how they react to certain situations. The Sun (2009) Do they struggle to stay focused in certain situations or times of day? Christianity Today (2000) Few things are more satisfying than having your instincts about certain situations or individuals confirmed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) That's a very interesting and challenging situation to be in. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You've faced numerous challenging situations, and dealt with most brilliantly. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Give them an emotionally challenging situation and they will run a mile. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We've got a lot of time to change the situation. The Sun (2010) A goal near the end will suddenly change the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Has the situation changed? Times, Sunday Times (2016) The president vowed to clarify the situation next month. The Sun (2014) To clarify the situation, there needs to be a full and frank disclosure of all costs. The Sun (2015) I'm hoping to get a letter from him clarifying the situation soon. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It's hard to know what to do in this complex situation. Christianity Today (2000) You can untangle a complex family situation and get people pulling together again. The Sun (2006) This is a highly complex situation that he is turning to his advantage. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The current situation looks set to worsen. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Most legal experts say that the current situation does not justify such action. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The current situation means that certain suppliers can charge prices that are far too high. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Thankfully, the umpires quickly defused the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) To further defuse the situation, it may help to address them by their first names. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A smile can defuse any situation. The Sun (2016) So request a meeting with your HR department to discuss the situation. The Sun (2013) To my astonishment, she calmly asked me to come over to discuss the situation. Christianity Today (2000) Over dinner we discussed the situation in the region at length. Broken Lives (1993) Today the economic situation is very different. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Managers need a good grasp of the economic situation, its challenges and its opportunities. Times, Sunday Times (2009) If you look at the economic situation, you don't see many grounds for optimism. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Explain the situation to your GP who can arrange counselling. The Sun (2012) He tried to explain the situation but all he did was make excuses. The Sun (2010) I'd suggest that you explain the situation to your friend and go for the job. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But any extreme situation brings out the worst and the best. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Exercise could, in extreme situations, cause cardiac arrest. The Sun (2009) The training enables me and my colleagues to resolve extreme situations with the best possible resolution for our patients. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He frequently worried about his personal financial situation. Christianity Today (2000) I stopped working with a young man because he had been dishonest about his financial situation. Christianity Today (2000) Moving out won't help their financial situation but the rent you give them will. The Sun (2006) It seemed like an ideal situation. Christianity Today (2000) It is not the ideal situation in a World Cup season. The Sun (2013) It's an ideal situation for me - the way it fits with my life. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I really don't think he improved the situation. Christianity Today (2000) What could be done to improve this situation? Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990) Stay positive and you can work together to improve the situation. The Sun (2007) What we don't want to do is inflame the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Solicitors taking a confrontational approach can often inflame the situation rather than calm it. Why Am I Afraid to Divorce? (1994) She conceded that engaging with internet trolls could inflame the situation in some cases. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Public health officials continue to monitor the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And it would allow the flight crew to monitor the situation without leaving the flight deck. Times, Sunday Times (2007) City and Juventus are monitoring the situation with the 19-year-old midfielder. The Sun (2012) In one sense, the political situation is more stable than in early June. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Meanwhile, the political situation is spinning out of control. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You cannot disconnect musical life in Ukraine from the political situation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If they missed a month's payment, we'd be in a precarious situation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This left his team in a precarious situation in the league. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But our friendship, too, was about to become a casualty of the precarious situation in which I had landed myself. Seminary Boy (2006) The present situation doesn't look very sustainable. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The present disgraceful situation should have been foreseen and avoided. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Consumers' assessment of both the present situation and the future outlook improved slightly in May. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She keeps calm in pressure situations and that speaks volumes. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In those pressure situations, being as close as we are as a squad makes a difference. The Sun (2011) In pressure situations, go back to simple things that you know will work. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is always the responsibility of the retailer to rectify the situation. The Sun (2016) We're working hard to ensure the situation is rectified . Times, Sunday Times (2009) Talk to your boss, defending your colleague and offering to rectify the situation in a way in which nobody loses face? Times, Sunday Times (2009) What can be done to remedy the situation? Times, Sunday Times (2009) A spokesman said: 'During half-time, we tried to remedy the situation to the best of our abilities'. The Sun (2015) But while there is agreement that change is needed, this attempt to remedy the situation has sparked industry opposition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We wanted him to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. The Sun (2009) All the referee had to do was blow his whistle and it resolves the situation. The Sun (2010) After a number of failed attempts to resolve the situation, we left the church. Christianity Today (2000) The security situation is much worse compared to last year. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In the south, the security situation is much more shaky. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Gun battles raged across the capital last night as the security situation remained critical. The Sun (2011) I don't feel comfortable in social situations. Times, Sunday Times (2016) What can I do to help myself relax in social situations? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Be aware that criminals target employees in social situations. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You can ask for feedback in specific situations. Training with N.L.P. (1994) How early do children know what kind of language to use in specific situations? The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995) Lack of confidence can really undermine people's performance in life, both in specific situations and in general. Life Without Work (1994) If you want to do as the others do it's a stable situation. Times, Sunday Times That will be good enough to keep us in a stable situation. The Sun They do not 'contribute to a secure and stable situation', he said. Times, Sunday Times Thus, at a given angular rate of rotation, a concave surface represents the stable situation, and the more rapid the rotation, the more concave this surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In people with chronic disease already in a stable situation, treatment commonly consists of lifestyle measures such as stopping smoking, physical exercise, and dietary changes, as well as medications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How do we get out of this sticky situation? The Sun (2011) I've put the team and myself in a sticky situation. The Sun (2017) Often the guilty partner would prefer the whole sticky situation just disappear. Christianity Today (2000) She said the course was about giving people tools to help them with stressful situations. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They cope calmly with stressful situations as though there were no real threat. The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988) One way to deal with this potentially stressful situation is to adopt a smile while going through your inbox. The Sun (2015) He defused tense situations with an air of calm and a joke. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It's a difficult and tense situation when you get back to your car to find you have been clamped. The Sun (2008) She had a strong sense of humour, which lightened some tense situations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I think you both realise what a terrible situation you got yourselves into. Times, Sunday Times (2016) So what is to blame for this terrible situation? The Sun (2013) One day it could be you or your loved ones in this terrible situation. The Sun (2008) It is a terrible situation for you. The Glasgow Girls (1994) I enjoyed being in such a tough situation. The Sun Don't be afraid to modify the car when you're in a tough situation. Times, Sunday Times I always say the same when we're in a tough situation. The Sun Arsenal now find themselves in a tough situation. The Sun He's put on a brave face in an incredibly tough situation. The Sun Are we supposed to stay in this tragic situation? Times, Sunday Times A tragic situation lurks beneath my extensions. The Sun He's not only doing this for himself, but for others in the same tragic situation. The Sun Moreover, she alone took the risk of intervening on the ground in a tragic situation. Times, Sunday Times Happy as they were when they were together, it was in many ways a tragic situation, and the letters reveal how miserable they sometimes felt. The Times Literary Supplement This is a rather tricky situation. The Sun (2015) You're not alone in having faced numerous seriously tricky situations recently. Times, Sunday Times (2014) At work, you are the one who finds simple solutions to tricky situations. The Sun (2012) But they are making an uncertain situation worse with a display of disunity about how to deal with the pandemic. Times,Sunday Times With such a rapidly changing and uncertain situation, there are bound to be missteps, but this makes it even more important to try to apply some rational economic thinking. Times,Sunday Times Not everybody understands this, which leaves you to deal with those who are determined to turn these uncertain situations into lasting plans. Times, Sunday Times For example, classification systems, such as stereotyping, create certainty out of uncertain situations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This social context can affect individuals beliefs about the nature of the job, the expectations for individual behavior, and the potential consequences of behavior, especially in uncertain situations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the beginning it was a very stiff, uncomfortable situation. Times, Sunday Times He has been put in a terribly uncomfortable situation by his club, left alone to fend off questions about his future every week. The Sun It was an uncomfortable situation for him. Times, Sunday Times The pavement widths on either side of the bridge are narrow and thereby creating the uncomfortable situation of close passes with traffic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The person then would find himself in an uncomfortable situation due to a full mouth and no milk to wash it down. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are good men, they understand the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But in the last week they've proved that they don't understand the situation at all. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I still thought that the leaders would understand the situation and take some radical measures. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990) Footballers find themselves in the unfamiliar situation of having time to think: and naturally, they think about failure. Times, Sunday Times It was hardly an unfamiliar situation, either. Times, Sunday Times Between demanding but unfamiliar situations and your own concerns about others, you've been tense and torn by impossible decisions. Times,Sunday Times This includes difficulty understanding and interpreting other people's thoughts, feelings and actions or coping with new or unfamiliar situations. The Sun These youngsters are able and free to use their initiative, apply critical thinking skills and approach unfamiliar situations with courage and forethought. Times, Sunday Times He decided it was a chance to make the best out of an unfortunate situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But we're making the best of an unfortunate situation. The Sun It's an unfortunate situation but these things can happen in football. The Sun He then had the nerve to say he didn't want to gain advantage from an unfortunate situation while knowing he was about to. Times, Sunday Times I had the unfortunate situation of missing a flight recently and admitted it was my fault entirely. Times, Sunday Times It's a unique situation that you cannot train for. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But we're faced with a unique situation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Perhaps these thoughts will aid you in your own unique situation. Christianity Today (2000) Harsh lockdown measures made perfect sense in the first couple of weeks when this unprecedented situation took everyone by surprise. The Sun But with this unprecedented situation, a refund might be your only option. The Sun But with this unprecedented situation - and with the government advice to avoid travel to certain destinations - alternative flights might not be practical, so a refund might be your only option. The Sun It's an unprecedented situation at the club, one of the most testing times in their recent history. The Sun They called it an 'unprecedented situation'. The Sun That's an unstable situation for at least two months. The Sun The weight of the extra snowfall on top of older layers of snow has created an unstable situation. Times, Sunday Times It's a very unstable situation in theatre; that's what's wonderful about it. Times, Sunday Times The uneven crossshareholdings between the three groups has led to an unstable situation. Times, Sunday Times Instead of talking up already unstable situations, you'll acknowledge that they're not working. Times, Sunday Times So what are we going to do about this untenable situation? Times, Sunday Times When one, two or all three of these are under threat, it creates an untenable situation. Times,Sunday Times He gets a job, almost immediately tires of it, and so creates an untenable situation, sometimes via outright trickery, such as faking injury, or by confrontation and intransigence. The Times Literary Supplement He added that the employees were in an untenable situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Archil, in an untenable situation, pleaded for peace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The boys, who are now five, are in the unusual situation of having two mothers they don't know. The Sun (2006) I would welcome your advice on a very difficult and unusual situation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Artificial intelligence algorithms use movement data to learn the user's habits and detect unusual situations. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They specialise in talking people out of volatile situations. The Sun (2006) You have to head off a potentially volatile situation. Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986) In a fluid, ambiguous and volatile situation like that, not only cops can get hit but innocent people too. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I think the whole situation is pathetic. The Sun (2012) The whole situation has been blown out of proportion. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I have been very upset and worried about the whole situation for weeks. Times, Sunday Times (2014) At face value, the deal seems like a win-win situation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) If they are both serious, it could be a win-win situation. The Sun (2012) It is a win-win situation for the passenger and for the environment. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Heavy rain around Manila could worsen the situation where a typhoon killed 300 a week ago. The Sun (2009) He has worsened the situation and now the chairman is very angry. The Sun (2012) Some companies fared better than others in the worsening economic situation. A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003) Translations: Chinese: 情况 Japanese: 状況 |
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