[N-COUNT 可数名词](正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述,声明 A statement is something that you say or write which gives information in a formal or definite way.
Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it...
安德鲁现在推翻了那个说法,说那是自己在情绪低落时说的话。
'Things are moving ahead.'— I found that statement vague and unclear.
“事情正在取得进展。”——我认为这个说法含糊不清。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](为某一场合特别发表的)官方声明,正式声明 A statement is an official or formal announcement that is issued on a particular occasion.
The statement by the military denied any involvement in last night's attack.
军方发表声明称其和昨晚的袭击无任何关系。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](嫌疑人或证人向警方提供的)陈述,证词 You can refer to the official account of events which a suspect or a witness gives to the police as a statement .
The 350-page report was based on statements from witnesses to the events.
这份 350 页的报告是根据各位证人对这些事件的证词写成的。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](意见或观点的)表现,表达 If you describe an action or thing as a statement, you mean that it clearly expresses a particular opinion or idea that you have.
The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
下面的食谱是另一种观点的表现——食物可以带来乐趣!
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]财务报表;结算单 A printed document showing how much money has been paid into and taken out of a bank or building society account is called a statement .
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[VERB 动词]证明(儿童)有特殊教育需求 If a child is statemented, social services staff write a document stating that the child has special educational needs, and the local education authority has to make sure that everything that is necessary is provided for that child.
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Nearly a year later, it was agreed that Tom would be statemented...
近一年后,汤姆被批准将获得特殊教育。
I had eight statemented children in my class.
我的班里有 8 名需要接受特殊教育的孩子。
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statementstatementsstatementedstatementingnoun★1★[countable ]something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion 说明;说法;表白;表态◆Are the following statements true or false?下面的说法对不对?◆Your statement is misleading.你的表述令人误解。◆Is that a statement or a question?这是在表态呢,还是提出问题呢?◆The play makes a strong political statement.这出戏表明一种鲜明的政治立场。☞see also
fashion statement
2★[countable ]statement(on/about sth) a formal or official account of facts or opinions 声明;陈述;报告SYN
declaration
◆a formal/ a public/a written/an official statement正式╱公开╱书面╱官方声明◆A government spokesperson made a statementto the press. 政府发言人向新闻界发表了一份声明。◆The prime minister is expected to issue a statementon the policy change this afternoon. 人们预计首相将在今天下午就政策的改变发表声明。◆The police asked me to make a statement(= a written account of facts concerning a crime, used in court if legal action follows).警方要求我写一份供述。3★[countable ]a printed record of money paid, received, etc. 结算单;清单;报表◆The directors are responsible for preparing the company's financial statements.几位董事负责填写公司的财务报表。◆My bank sends me monthly statements.银行按月给我寄来结算单。☞see also
bank statement
4[countable ](in England and Wales 英格兰和威尔士)an official report on a child's special needs made by a local education authority (地方教育主管部门针对儿童的特殊需要做出的)评估报告◆a statement of special educational needs特殊教育需要评估报告5[uncountable ]( formal) the act of stating or expressing sth in words (文字)陈述,表述SYN
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◆When writing instructions, clarity of statement is the most important thing.编写操作说明时,表述清晰明白至为重要。IDIOMˌmake a ˈstatementto express or reveal an opinion or characteristic in a very clear way, although often without words 表明(意见或个性,但通常不是用语言)◆The cleaning staff extended their strike mainly to make a statement about how determined they were.清洁工人延长了罢工时间,主要目的是表明他们的决心。◆The way you dress makes a statement about you.你的衣着表明了你的性格。verb[often passive ]statementsb (in England and Wales 英格兰和威尔士)to officially decide and report that a child has special needs for his or her education 对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定◆statemented children评估认定须接受特殊教育的学童SYNONYMS 同义词辨析statementcomment ◆announcement ◆remark ◆declaration ◆observation These are all words for sth that you say or write, especially sth that gives information or an opinion. 以上各词均指口头或书面的说明、宣布。■statementsomething that you say or write that gives information or an opinion, often in a formal way 通常指正式的说明、声明、陈述、报告:◆A government spokesperson made a statement to the press.政府发言人向新闻界发表了一份声明。■commentsomething that you say or write that gives an opinion on sth or is a response to a question about a particular situation 指议论、评论、意见:◆She made helpful comments on my work.她对我的工作提出了有益的意见。■announcementa spoken or written statement that informs people about sth 指公告、布告、通告:◆the announcement of a peace agreement和平协议公告■remarksomething that you say or write that gives an opinion or thought about sb/sth 指谈论、言论、评述:◆He made a number of rude remarks about the food.他对这食物作了许多无礼的评论。■declaration( rather formal) an official or formal statement, especially one that states an intention, belief or feeling, or that gives information 指官方或正式的公告、宣告、宣言、声明:◆the declaration of war宣战■observation( rather formal) a comment, especially one based on sth you have seen, heard or read 尤指根据所见、所闻、所读而作的评论:◆He began by making a few general observations about the report.开头他先对这个报告作了几点概括性的评论。comment, remark or observation? 用 comment、remark 还是 observation?A commentcan be official or private. A remarkcan be made in public or private but is always unofficial and the speaker may not have considered it carefully. An observationis unofficial but is usually more considered than a remark. *comment 既可是官方的也可是私下的; remark 既可是公开的也可是私下的,但总是非官方的,说话者可能未经深思熟虑; observation 是非官方的,但通常较 remark 多几分考虑。 PATTERNS◆a(n) statement/comment/announcement/remark/declaration/observation aboutsth ◆a(n) statement/comment/observation onsth ◆a(n) public / public statement/comment/announcement/declaration ◆to makea(n) statement/comment/announcement/remark/declaration/observation ◆to issuea(n) statement/announcement/declaration state·ment/ˈsteɪtmənt; NAmEˈsteɪtmənt/
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1[countable] something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts: In an official statement, she formally announced her resignation.statement on/about the prime minister’s recent statements on Europe► see thesaurus at
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2[countable] a record showing amounts of money paid, received, owed etc: the company’s annual financial statements I haven’t received my bank statement for last month yet.3[countable] something you do, make, wear etc that causes people to have a certain opinion about you: The type of car you drive makes a statement about you. a fashion statement4[uncountable] formal the act of expressing something in words: presentation and clarity of statementCOLLOCATIONSverbsmake a statement (=say something, especially in public)· The minister will make a statement on the matter tomorrow.give a statement (=make a statement, especially to the police)· He gave a statement to the police.issue/release/put out a statement (=give a written statement to newspapers, TV etc)· The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a short statement saying the meeting was ‘useful’.take/get a statement from somebody· I asked the police why they didn’t take a statement from me four years ago.withdraw your statement (=say that a statement you gave is not true)· She later withdrew her statement.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + statementa short/brief statement· Police last night issued a brief statement about the incident.a clear statement (=giving an opinion clearly)· The article was a clear statement of his beliefs.a sweeping statement (=one that is too general)· Researchers do not want to make any sweeping statements at this stage.a false/misleading statement (=one that is not true)· She is accused of making false statements to obtain a passport.an official statement· The company is expected to make an official statement tomorrow.a formal statement (=one you must sign to show that it is true)· You will be asked to make a formal statement.a public statement (=one made in public)· We will be making no public statements about the matter.a written statement· One neighbour said in a written statement that she often heard a baby ‘crying for help’.a prepared statement (=one that is prepared and then read out)· His solicitor read a prepared statement on his behalf.a sworn statement (=one that you officially promise is true)· The reports were based on sworn statements of graduates of the terrorist training camp.a policy statement (=one that explains a government policy)· In his first major policy statement to Parliament he promised to end corruption in public life.a mission statement (=one in which an organization states its aims)· The role of a mission statement is to focus on the purpose of the organization.THESAURUSstatement something that someone says or writes publicly in order to tell people what they intend to do, what their opinion is etc: · The president will make a statement to the press this afternoon.announcement a public or official statement telling people what has happened or what will happen: · The announcement was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning.· The company made an announcement yesterday that Rogers has resigned as managing director.declaration an important official statement, especially about what a government or organization intends to do: · On the 19th of July a declaration of war was delivered in Berlin.· Independence Hall is where the delegates met to sign the Declaration of Independence and write the Constitution.press release an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, or television: · The singer issued a press release saying that she was too ill to continue with the tour.testimony a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law: · The testimony of the two arresting officers was an important part of the prosecution case.· The jury based their decision almost entirely on the testimony of one witness.affidavit law a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law: · A prison doctor who treated the accused sent an affidavit about his mental state.
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British English if an education authority statements a child who has special educational needs, they give a school additional money to help teach that child
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statement pieces of jewellery, shoes etc are very noticeable and impressive – used especially in magazines
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n.声明;陈述,叙述;报表,清单
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