situation

英 [ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn]

美 [ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn]

n. 情况; 状况; 形势; 局面; (建筑物或城镇的)地理位置，环境特点; 职业; 工作岗位

复数：situations　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.503 / COCA.548

牛津词典

noun

情况；状况；形势；局面
all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
1. to be in a difficult situation
  处境困难
2. You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.
  你可能遇上一种情况，使你不得不立刻作出决定。
3. We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
  我们都遇到过类似的尴尬局面。
4. the present economic/financial/political, etc. situation
  目前的经济、财政、政治等形势
5. He could see no way out of the situation.
  他找不到摆脱困境的出路。
6. In your situation, I would look for another job.
  假如我是你的话，我会另找工作。
7. What we have here is a crisis situation.
  我们在这里所面临的是一个危急局面。
8. I'm in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me) .
  我处在一种注定要失败的境地。
（建筑物或城镇的）地理位置，环境特点
the kind of area or surroundings that a building or town has
1. The town is in a delightful situation in a wide green valley.
  小城坐落在一个宽阔而草木苍翠的河谷中，环境宜人。
职业；工作岗位
a job
1. Situations Vacant (= the title of the section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised)
  招聘（报刊中的招聘广告栏）

N-COUNT 形势;情况;局面
You usesituationto refer generally to what is happening in a particular place at a particular time, or to refer to what is happening to you.
1. Army officers said the situation was under control...
  陆军军官称局面已经得到了控制。
2. And now for a look at the travel situation in the rest of the country...
  现在再来看一下该国家其他地方的旅游情况。
3. She's in a hopeless situation...
  她已经无可救药。
4. If you want to improve your situation you must adopt a positive mental attitude.
  如果你打算改变自己的境遇，就必须树立一种积极的心态。
N-COUNT (建筑物、城镇的)位置,环境
Thesituationof a building or town is the kind of surroundings that it has.
1. The garden is in a beautiful situation on top of a fold in the rolling Hampshire landscape.
  这座花园位于地势连绵起伏的汉普郡的一处山岗上，环境十分优美。
(报纸上的招聘广告栏或招聘页标题)招聘
Situations Vacantis the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised.

in AM, use 美国英语用 Employment

I will be discussing the situation with colleagues tomorrow
明天我会和同事们讨论一下情况。
Our financial situation had become precarious.
我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
The situation has settled down.
局势安定了下来。
He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.
他对形势的分析很透彻。
She's been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.
她对整个情形感到极其沮丧和不快。
What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation
在此类情况下需要对形势有一个冷静的评估。
The situation worsened.
形势恶化了。
I then made some groundless remarks, assessing the situation over-optimistically.
我当时放了空炮，对形势作出了过于乐观的分析。
He can cope with the present situation.
他能够应付当前的局势。
A great deal has been done internally to remedy the situation.
已经做了很多内部工作对这种情形进行补救。