circumstances

英 [ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz]

美 [ˈsɜrkəmˌstænsəz , ˈsɜrkəmˌstænsɪz]

n.  条件; 环境; 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

法律

牛津词典

• 以上各词均指情况、状况。
  These are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are.
• 指情况、状况、形势、局面：
  all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
  1. the present economic situation
     目前的经济形势
• 指条件、环境、状况、境况、（尤指）经济状况：
  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
  1. The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.
     那艘船神秘地沉没了。
• 指处境、地位、状况：
  the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do
  1. She felt she was in a position of power.
     她觉得她自己有权力。
• 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：
  the circumstances in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects how sth happens
  1. 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。
• 指实情、事实：
  the true situation
  1. 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。
• 指事态、情况、形势：
  a situation
  1. How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?
     这种不幸的情况是怎么发生的呢？

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 情况;情形;形势
  Thecircumstancesof a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. I wish we could have met under happier circumstances.
     我真希望我们是在更愉快的情况下相识的。
• N-PLURAL （事件发生的）情形，详情，原委
  Thecircumstancesof an event are the way it happened or the causes of it.
  1. 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。
  2. Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution.
     在革命期间和其后的恶劣形势下，那里有成百上千的人死去。
• N-PLURAL 生活状况;境况;(尤指)经济状况
  Yourcircumstancesare the conditions of your life, especially the amount of money that you have.
  1. ...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
  2. I wouldn't have expected to find you in such comfortable circumstances.
     我怎么也没有想到你生活这么优裕。
• N-UNCOUNT 命运;机缘;客观环境
  Events and situations which cannot be controlled are sometimes referred to ascircumstance.
  1. 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。
  2. You might say that we've been victims of circumstance.
     你可以说我们一直不走运吧。
• 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 happenunder any circumstances.
  1. 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。
  2. She made it clear that under no circumstances would she cancel the trip.
     她明确表示，无论如何她都不会取消旅行。
• PHRASE 在那种情况下;情况既然如此
  You can usein the circumstancesorunder the circumstancesbefore or after a statement to indicate that you have considered the conditions affecting the situation before making the statement.
  1. Under the circumstances, a crash was unavoidable...
     在那种情况下，撞车是难以避免的。
  2. In the circumstances, Paisley's plans looked highly appropriate.
     佩斯利所拟定的计划在当时的情况下看来非常恰当。

英英释义

noun

• a person's financial situation (good or bad)
  1. he found himself in straitened circumstances
• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
  1. whatever my fortune may be
  2. deserved a better fate
  3. has a happy lot
  4. the luck of the Irish
  5. a victim of circumstances
  6. success that was her portion
  Synonym:fortunedestinyfatelucklotportion

双语例句

• His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances
  他10岁时父亲去世了，家里生活变得很拮据。
• He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean
  他避而不谈他和斯坦利·迪安第一次会面的情况。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
• She was certainly an unwilling victim of circumstances.
  她成为情势的牺牲品绝对不是自己愿意的。
• Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other
  依据自身情况的不同，你可能希望选择这种或那种方法。
• Viruses and logic bombs can doubtless do great damage under some circumstances.
  病毒和逻辑炸弹在某些情况下无疑会造成巨大危害。
• I wish we could have met under happier circumstances.
  我真希望我们是在更愉快的情况下相识的。
• We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish.
  我们每个人天生都具备领导者的素质；我们只是需要适当的环境来培养这种素质。
• Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution.
  在革命期间和其后的恶劣形势下，那里有成百上千的人死去。
• Difficult circumstances can temper one's will.
  艰苦的环境能磨炼人的意志。