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circumstance circumstance ★★★☆☆/sɜ͟ː(r)kəmstæns/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]情况；情形；形势 The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.   [usu pl]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。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。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。2[N-PLURAL	复数名词]（事件发生的）情形，详情，原委 The circumstances of an event are the way it happened or the causes of it.   [with supp]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。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。3[N-PLURAL	复数名词]生活状况；境况；(尤指)经济状况 Your circumstances are the conditions of your life, especially the amount of money that you have.   [usu with poss]...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。4[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]命运；机缘；客观环境 Events and situations which cannot be controlled are sometimes referred to as circumstance . 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。You might say that we've been victims of circumstance.你可以说我们一直不走运吧。5[PHRASE	短语]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 happen under any circumstances .   [PHR with cl]  [emphasis]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。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。6[PHRASE	短语]在那种情况下；情况既然如此 You can use in the circumstances or  under the circumstances before or after a statement to indicate that you have considered the conditions affecting the situation before making the statement.   [PHR with cl]Under the circumstances, a crash was unavoidable...在那种情况下，撞车是难以避免的。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。 circumstancecir‧cum‧stance /ˈsɜːkəmstæns, -stəns $ ˈsɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun  Word Origin Examples Collocations Phrases 1[countable usually plural] the conditions that affect a situation, action, event etc:  The Soviet Union had been forced by circumstances to sign a pact with Nazi Germany. I can’t imagine a circumstance in which I would be willing to steal.in ... circumstances The rules can only be waived in exceptional circumstances.under ... circumstances Prisoners can only leave their cells under certain circumstances.2under no circumstances (also in no circumstances British English) used to emphasize that something must definitely not happen:  Under no circumstances are you to go out.3under/given the circumstances (also in the circumstances British English) used to say that a particular situation makes an action, decision etc necessary, acceptable, or true when it would not normally be:  It’s the best result that could be expected under the circumstances.4[uncountable] formal the combination of facts, events etc that influence your life, and that you cannot control:  He was a victim of circumstance.5circumstances [plural] formal the conditions in which you live, especially how much money you haveeconomic/financial/personal etc circumstances Whether or not you qualify for a loan will depend on your financial circumstances. people living in difficult social circumstancesin reduced circumstances old-fashioned (=with much less money than you used to have) → pomp and circumstanceat pompCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesin/under certain circumstances (=if particular conditions exist)· In certain circumstances you may be refused a visa.exceptional/special circumstances· The court may allow this evidence in exceptional circumstances.normal circumstances· In normal circumstances, a child’s language will develop naturally.particular circumstances (=special or specific)· There may be particular circumstances in which this rule will not apply.difficult circumstances· Many teachers are doing a very good job under difficult circumstances.suspicious circumstances (=making you think something illegal has happened)· Officers said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.mysterious circumstances (=strange or suspicious)· One of their colleagues had vanished in mysterious circumstances.unusual circumstances· There were several unusual circumstances that night.unforeseen circumstances (=that you did not realize would happen)· The tragedy was the result of a series of unforeseen circumstances.tragic circumstances (=extremely sad and unfortunate)· Both parents had died in tragic circumstances.extenuating/mitigating circumstances (=conditions that make it reasonable for someone to break the rules or law)· Hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances.phrasesa set/combination of circumstances· This was a very unusual set of circumstances.the circumstances surrounding something· Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.due to circumstances beyond somebody’s control· Occasionally flights are cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.

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l6i7/OjIG5FlPeD0wxcNgBevNORpL7+NeOnmRsUq7NWu86dwutptwyhQRbIFJWLx7QGt385puU0bH8J6HTiuRpnzSBGMJjRbhyVXOZYDQRNZUYzQxLAsolxSEAzUJKz6qBKXQWY5uGUE0ReUWLDdcBPW3NNiqad0cxFlddBr+svu4TTxeaU/ntJlQirYb/qmbjDfQkqpLXP2okKFEhUchEPLEkj++JL9lmDNh70JfEbfHrdq7NotDkGZbavqa+V6fLaoSVi3oaDmKADia+OXz+enu7YDCs09sf7cpsXbFoghwRMcgETUoNajWgW9vOojml+5IbYOSXunj+ICX4bwtr1IkX6oIdadXisEhGjm6z6IEyrYJXTqy6QEN5/GaKFYgTA1DDfcU3c4K8NsyVHlh0Y5V2J60dgtEo/wWPr97qWbq6fFkQVWpgSaWDFvvVXz2SmdHjTiVaheWO/WV2zfCg==             cir·cum·stance              ★        AWL                    /        ˈsɜːkəmstəns                ;        ˈsɜːkəmstɑːns                ;        ˈsɜːkəmstæns                ;          NAmE                ˈsɜːrkəmstæns                /                              noun                                                1      ★              [countable            ,       usually plural        ]                    the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action          条件；环境；状况                            ◆        The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances.        本公司保留在一定条件下取消这项协议的权利。                    ◆        changing social and political circumstances        正在变化的社会和政治环境                    ◆        I know I can trust her in any circumstance.        我知道我在任何情况下都能信任她。                    ◆        Police said there were no          suspicious circumstancessurrounding the boy's death.                警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。                    ◆        The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.        那艘船神秘地沉没了。                    ◆        She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth.        她从未弄清她身世的真相。                    ☞synonyms at                                            situation                                                  2      ★      circumstances              [plural        ]                    the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have          境况；境遇；（尤指）经济状况                            ◆        Grants are awarded according to your          financial circumstances.                补助金根据经济状况发给。                    ◆                  family/domestic/personal circumstances                家庭╱个人经济状况                    3              [uncountable        ]                    (          formal)                situations and events that affect and influence your life and that are not in your control          命运；客观环境                            ◆        a          victim of circumstance          (= a person who has suffered because of a situation that they cannot control)                客观环境的牺牲品                    ◆        He had to leave the country through          force of circumstance          (= events made it necessary).                为势所迫，他不得不离开这个国家。                    IDIOMS              in/under the ˈcircumstances                              used before or after a statement to show that you have thought about the conditions that affect a situation before making a decision or a statement              在这种情况下；既然如此                                            ◆            Under the circumstances, it seemed better not to tell him about the accident.            在这种情况下，不告诉他有关这次事故的情况似乎更好。                                ◆            She did the job very well in the circumstances.            她在那种情况下仍把工作干得很出色。                                      in/under no circumstances                              used to emphasize that sth should never happen or be allowed              决不；无论如何不                                            ◆            Under no circumstances should you lend Paul any money.            你无论如何都不能借钱给保罗。                                ◆            Don't open the door, in any circumstances.            在任何情况下都不要开门。                                      ☞more at                                    pomp                              ,                                    reduce                                      circumstance      circumstances                  cir·cum·stance              /        ˈsɜːkəmstəns                ;        ˈsɜːkəmstɑːns                ;        ˈsɜːkəmstæns                ;          NAmE                ˈsɜːrkəmstæns                /             circumstance[ˈsɜ:kəmstəns]CET4CET6TEM4TOEFLIELTSn17902174348432847328728847882NOUN1862744010Spoken:169925568circumstances[22948]环境(93%)，事件(5%)，详情(2%)n.环境，情况；事件；境遇

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content	l6i7/OjIG5FlPeD0wxcNgBevNORpL7+NeOnmRsUq7NWu86dwutptwyhQRbIFJWLx7QGt385puU0bH8J6HTiuRpnzSBGMJjRbhyVXOZYDQRNZUYzQxLAsolxSEAzUJKz6qBKXQWY5uGUE0ReUWLDdcBPW3NNiqad0cxFlddBr+svu4TTxeaU/ntJlQirYb/qmbjDfQkqpLXP2okKFEhUchEPLEkj++JL9lmDNh70JfEbfHrdq7NotDkGZbavqa+V6fLaoSVi3oaDmKADia+OXz+enu7YDCs09sf7cpsXbFoghwRMcgETUoNajWgW9vOojml+5IbYOSXunj+ICX4bwtr1IkX6oIdadXisEhGjm6z6IEyrYJXTqy6QEN5/GaKFYgTA1DDfcU3c4K8NsyVHlh0Y5V2J60dgtEo/wWPr97qWbq6fFkQVWpgSaWDFvvVXz2SmdHjTiVaheWO/WV2zfCg==
Collins	circumstance ★★★☆☆ /sɜ͟ː(r)kəmstæns/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]情况；情形；形势 The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens. [usu pl] 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。 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。 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。 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（事件发生的）情形，详情，原委 The circumstances of an event are the way it happened or the causes of it. [with supp] 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。 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。 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]生活状况；境况；(尤指)经济状况 Your circumstances are the conditions of your life, especially the amount of money that you have. [usu with poss] ...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 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。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]命运；机缘；客观环境 Events and situations which cannot be controlled are sometimes referred to as circumstance . 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。 You might say that we've been victims of circumstance. 你可以说我们一直不走运吧。 5 [PHRASE 短语]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 happen under any circumstances . [PHR with cl] [emphasis] 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。 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。 6 [PHRASE 短语]在那种情况下；情况既然如此 You can use in the circumstances or under the circumstances before or after a statement to indicate that you have considered the conditions affecting the situation before making the statement. [PHR with cl] Under the circumstances, a crash was unavoidable... 在那种情况下，撞车是难以避免的。 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。
Oxford	cir·cum·stance ★ AWL / ˈsɜːkəmstəns ; ˈsɜːkəmstɑːns ; ˈsɜːkəmstæns ; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəmstæns / noun 1 ★ [countable , usually plural ] the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action 条件；环境；状况 ◆ The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances. 本公司保留在一定条件下取消这项协议的权利。 ◆ changing social and political circumstances 正在变化的社会和政治环境 ◆ I know I can trust her in any circumstance. 我知道我在任何情况下都能信任她。 ◆ Police said there were no suspicious circumstancessurrounding the boy's death. 警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。 ◆ The ship sank in mysterious circumstances. 那艘船神秘地沉没了。 ◆ She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth. 她从未弄清她身世的真相。 ☞synonyms at situation 2 ★ circumstances [plural ] the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have 境况；境遇；（尤指）经济状况 ◆ Grants are awarded according to your financial circumstances. 补助金根据经济状况发给。 ◆ family/domestic/personal circumstances 家庭╱个人经济状况 3 [uncountable ] ( formal) situations and events that affect and influence your life and that are not in your control 命运；客观环境 ◆ a victim of circumstance (= a person who has suffered because of a situation that they cannot control) 客观环境的牺牲品 ◆ He had to leave the country through force of circumstance (= events made it necessary). 为势所迫，他不得不离开这个国家。 IDIOMS in/under the ˈcircumstances used before or after a statement to show that you have thought about the conditions that affect a situation before making a decision or a statement 在这种情况下；既然如此 ◆ Under the circumstances, it seemed better not to tell him about the accident. 在这种情况下，不告诉他有关这次事故的情况似乎更好。 ◆ She did the job very well in the circumstances. 她在那种情况下仍把工作干得很出色。 in/under no circumstances used to emphasize that sth should never happen or be allowed 决不；无论如何不 ◆ Under no circumstances should you lend Paul any money. 你无论如何都不能借钱给保罗。 ◆ Don't open the door, in any circumstances. 在任何情况下都不要开门。 ☞more at pomp , reduce circumstance circumstances cir·cum·stance / ˈsɜːkəmstəns ; ˈsɜːkəmstɑːns ; ˈsɜːkəmstæns ; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəmstæns /
LDC	circumstancecir‧cum‧stance /ˈsɜːkəmstæns, -stəns $ ˈsɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun Word Origin Examples Collocations Phrases 1[countable usually plural] the conditions that affect a situation, action, event etc: The Soviet Union had been forced by circumstances to sign a pact with Nazi Germany. I can’t imagine a circumstance in which I would be willing to steal.in ... circumstances The rules can only be waived in exceptional circumstances.under ... circumstances Prisoners can only leave their cells under certain circumstances.2under no circumstances (also in no circumstances British English) used to emphasize that something must definitely not happen: Under no circumstances are you to go out.3under/given the circumstances (also in the circumstances British English) used to say that a particular situation makes an action, decision etc necessary, acceptable, or true when it would not normally be: It’s the best result that could be expected under the circumstances.4[uncountable] formal the combination of facts, events etc that influence your life, and that you cannot control: He was a victim of circumstance.5circumstances [plural] formal the conditions in which you live, especially how much money you haveeconomic/financial/personal etc circumstances Whether or not you qualify for a loan will depend on your financial circumstances. people living in difficult social circumstancesin reduced circumstances old-fashioned (=with much less money than you used to have) → pomp and circumstance at pomp COLLOCATIONSadjectivesin/under certain circumstances (=if particular conditions exist)· In certain circumstances you may be refused a visa.exceptional/special circumstances· The court may allow this evidence in exceptional circumstances.normal circumstances· In normal circumstances, a child’s language will develop naturally.particular circumstances (=special or specific)· There may be particular circumstances in which this rule will not apply.difficult circumstances· Many teachers are doing a very good job under difficult circumstances.suspicious circumstances (=making you think something illegal has happened)· Officers said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.mysterious circumstances (=strange or suspicious)· One of their colleagues had vanished in mysterious circumstances.unusual circumstances· There were several unusual circumstances that night.unforeseen circumstances (=that you did not realize would happen)· The tragedy was the result of a series of unforeseen circumstances.tragic circumstances (=extremely sad and unfortunate)· Both parents had died in tragic circumstances.extenuating/mitigating circumstances (=conditions that make it reasonable for someone to break the rules or law)· Hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances.phrasesa set/combination of circumstances· This was a very unusual set of circumstances.the circumstances surrounding something· Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.due to circumstances beyond somebody’s control· Occasionally flights are cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
WDF	circumstance [ˈsɜ:kəmstəns] CET4CET6TEM4TOEFLIELTS n1790 21743 4843 2847 3287 2884 7882 NOUN1862 744010 Spoken: 169925568 circumstances[22948] 环境(93%)，事件(5%)，详情(2%) n.环境，情况；事件；境遇

Circumstances Conditions Situation Affect I Happen S Making

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