a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs 处境;情景;状况 the situation between her and Jake had come to a head. 她与杰克的关系很紧张。 the political situation in Russia. 俄罗斯的政治局势。
the location and surroundings of a place 位置;地点 the situation of the town is pleasant. 这座城镇地理位置宜人。
(formal)a position of employment; a job (正式)职位;工作
常用词组 situations vacant (或 wanted)
(chiefly Brit.)lists of jobs offered (or sought), especially in a newspaper (尤指报纸上的)招聘广告
派生 situational adjective situationally adverb 语源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from French, or from medieval Latin situatio(n-), from situare 'to place' (see situate). Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent