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state

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 \\ˈstāt\\ noun1.
  a. mode or condition of being
      a state of readiness
  b.
    (1) condition of mind or temperament
       in a highly nervous state
    (2) a condition of abnormal tension or excitement
2.
  a. a condition or stage in the physical being of something
      insects in the larval state
      the gaseous state of water
  b. any of various conditions characterized by definite quantities (as of energy, angular momentum, or magnetic moment) in which an atomic system may exist
3.
  a. social position; especially : high rank
  b.
    (1) elaborate or luxurious style of living
    (2) formal dignity :  — usually used with in
4.
  a. a body of persons constituting a special class in a society : 

estate

 3
  b. plural : the members or representatives of the governing classes assembled in a legislative body
  c. obsolete : a person of high rank (as a noble)
5.
  a. a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially : one that is sovereign
  b. the political organization of such a body of people
  c. a government or politically organized society having a particular character
      a police state
      the welfare state
6. the operations or concerns of the government of a country
7.
  a. one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government
      the fifty states
  b. plural, capitalized : The United States of America
8. the territory of a state

II

transitive verb
(stat·ed ; stat·ing)1. to set by regulation or authority
2. to express the particulars of especially in words : 

report

; broadly : to express in words
• stat·able or state·able  \\ˈstā-tə-bəl\\ adjective

state
 1.
  state (n.1) early 13c., "circumstances, temporary attributes of a person or thing, conditions," from L. status "manner of standing, position, condition," noun of action from pp. stem of stare "to stand" from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Some M.E. senses are via O.Fr. estat (Fr. état; see estate). The L. word was adopted into other modern Gmc. languages (e.g. Ger., Du. staat) but chiefly in the political senses only. Meaning "physical condition as regards form or structure" is attested from late 13c. Meaning "mental or emotional condition" is attested from 1530s (phrase state of mind first attested 1749); colloquial sense of "agitated or perturbed state" is from 1837.
   
  "He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." [U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section iii]
 2.
  state (v.) c.1590, "to set in a position," from state (n.1); the sense of "declare in words" is first attested 1647, from the notion of "placing" something on the record. Statement is attested from 1775.
 3.
  state (n.2) "political organization of a country, supreme civil power, government," 1530s, from state (n.1); this sense grew out of the meaning "condition of a country" with regard to government, prosperity, etc. (late 13c.), from L. phrases such as status rei publicæ "condition of the republic." Often in phrase church and state, which is attested from 1580s. The sense of "semi-independent political entity under a federal authority" (as in the United States of America) is from 1856; the British North American colonies occasionally were called states as far back as 1630s. The states has been short for "the United States of America" since 1777; hence stateside (1944), World War II U.S. military slang. State rights in U.S. political sense is attested from 1798; form states rights is first recorded 1858. Statesman is from 1590s.

☞ state
state / steit /nounCONDITION OF SB / STH 状态
1. [C] the mental, emotional or physical condition that a person or thing is in
   状态；状况；情况:
   a confused state of mind
   思绪纷乱
   He was in a state of permanent depression.
   他一直处于消沉状态。
   anxieties about the state of the country's economy
   对于国家经济状况的担忧
   The building is in a bad state of repair (= needs to be repaired).
   那座房子年久失修。
   She was in a state of shock.
   她震惊不已。 (BrE, informal)
   Look at the state of you! You can't go out looking like that.
   看看你这副样子！你可不能就这么出去。
   You're not in a fit state to drive.
   你现在的状态不宜开车。
⇨ note at 

condition

COUNTRY 国家
2. (also State) [C] a country considered as an organized political community controlled by six government
   国家:
   the Baltic States
   波罗的海诸国
   European Union member states
   欧盟成员国
⇨ see also 

city state

 , 

nation state

 , 

police state

 , 

welfare state

⇨ note at 

country

PART OF COUNTRY 国家的一部份
3. (also State) [C] (abbr. St.) an organized political community forming part of a country
   州；邦:
   the states of Victoria and Western Australia
   维多利亚和西澳大利亚两州
   the southern states of the US
   美国南方各州
GOVERNMENT 政府
4. (also the State) [U, sing.] the government of a country
   政府:
    matters / affairs of state
   国家大事
   people who are financially dependent on the state
   依靠国家救济的人
   a state-owned company
   国营公司
   They wish to limit the power of the State.
   他们希望限制政府权力。
OFFICIAL CEREMONY 正式礼仪
5. [U] the formal ceremonies connected with high levels of government or with kings and queens
   (国家元首或政府首脑享受的)正式礼仪,隆重仪式:
   The president was driven in state through the streets.
   总统乘车隆重地从街上穿过。
THE US 美国
6. the States [pl.] (informal) the United States of America
   美国:
   I've never been to the States.
   我从未去过美国。
 IDIOMS 
▪ be in / get into a 'state
(informal, especially BrE)
1. to be / become excited or anxious
   兴奋；紧张；焦虑:
   She was in a real state about her exams.
   她对考试感到很紧张。
2. to be dirty or untidy
   邋遢；凌乱；不整洁:
   What a state this place is in!
   这地方真够乱的！
▪ in a state of 'grace
   (in the Roman Catholic Church) having been forgiven by God for the wrong or evil things you have done
   (罗马天主教指灵魂上没有大罪的状态)受天主眷爱,蒙受恩宠
▪ a state of af'fairs
   a situation
   事态；情况；形势:
   This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.
   再不能无视这种情况了。
⇨ note at 

situation

▪ the state of 'play
1. the stage that has been reached in a process, etc. which has not yet been completed
   进展情况；发展阶段:
   What is the current state of play in the peace talks?
   和平谈判目前进展得怎么样？
2. (especially BrE) the score in a sports match, especially in 

cricket

   (板球等比赛的)比分adjective(also State) [only before noun]
GOVERNMENT 政府
1. provided or controlled by the government of a country
   国家提供(或控制)的:
   state education
   公办教育
   families dependent on state benefits (= in Britain, money given by the government to people who are poor)
   靠政府救济金生活的家庭
   state secrets (= information that could be harmful to a country if it were discovered by an enemy)
   国家机密
OFFICIAL 官方
2. connected with the leader of a country attending an official ceremony
   国事礼仪(或规格)的:
   The Queen is on a state visit to Moscow.
   女王正对莫斯科进行国事访问。
   the state opening of Parliament
   隆重的议会开幕式
   the state apartments (= used for official ceremonies)
   国事活动厅
PART OF COUNTRY 国家的一部份
3. connected with a particular state of a country, especially in the US
   州的；邦的:
   a state prison / hospital / university, etc.
   州监狱、州立医院、州立大学等
    state police / troopers
   州警察
   a state tax
   州税verb1. to formally write or say sth, especially in a careful and clear way
   陈述；说明；声明:
  ▪ [VN]
   He has already stated his intention to run for election.
   他已声明打算参加竞选。
   The facts are clearly stated in the report.
   报道对事实真相作了清楚的说明。
   There is no need to state the obvious (= to say sth that everyone already knows).
   显而易见的事实就不必陈述了。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   State clearly how many tickets you require.
   说清楚你需要多少张票。
  ▪ [V that]
   He stated categorically that he knew nothing about the deal.
   他明确表示他对协议的事一无所知。
  ▪ [VN that]
    It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping.
   据称,那家医院的医疗水准在不断下降。
  ▪ [VN to inf]
   The contract was stated to be invalid.
   那份合同宣布作废。⇨ note at 

declare

2. [VN] [usually passive] to fix or announce the details of sth, especially on a written document
   规定；公布:
   This is not six of their stated aims.
   在他们宣布的目标里没有这一条。
   You must arrive at the time stated.
   你必须在规定时间到达。
   Do not exceed the stated dose (= of medicine).
   不要超过规定的剂量。

state adj.

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state noun
   

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state verb
 

-state
\ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Greek statos standing, fixed, from the stem of histanai to cause to stand — more at 
: substance produced through a (specified) process
 < anastate >
 < catastate >

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state
I. \ˈstāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English stat, from Old French & Latin; Old French estat, from Latin status, from status, past participle of stare to stand — more at 
1.
 a. : a mode or condition of being : , 
  < this mortal state >
  < our present state of knowledge >
  < the state of his health >
  < financial state >
  < the unsanitary state of the building >
  < a state of readiness >
  < the married state >
 b.
  (1) : a condition of mind or temperament
   < a state of consciousness >
   < in a highly nervous state >
  (2) : a condition of abnormal tension or excitement (as from anger or fear)
   < little things piled up on him and he got into a state >
 c. archaic : the highest stage of development : ,  — usually used of a disease
 d. : a condition or form of a noun — compare , , 
2.
 a. : a condition or stage in the physical constitution of something : 
  < the solid and liquid states >
  < water in the vaporous state >
  < the best state of a metal for the purpose >
 b. : one of an indeterminate number of conditions in which an atomic system may exist that is characterized by definite quantities (as of energy, angular momentum, or magnetic moment) and separated from other conditions by finite differences in these quantities
 c. : the physical condition of something at one stage in a process: as
  (1) : a stage of an engraved plate that is distinguished from another stage by a greater or less amount of work on the plate
  (2) : an impression from the plate in such a stage
  (3) : a condition of the unfired clay in ceramics
   < green state >
   < raw state >
  (4) : a variant (as in type setting or makeup) of an impression or issue of a book
  (5) : a stage in the growth or development of a plant or animal
   < buttercups in the green state >
   < the larval state >
3.
 a. : social position : , 
  < all luxuries befitting the state of a marquis — Charles Dickens >
 especially : high rank : 
  < can this imperious lord … quit all his state, descend, and serve again — Alexander Pope >
 b.
  (1) : elaborate or luxurious style or mode of living : 
   < has a wealthy lover and keeps a considerable state — Arnold Bennett >
  (2) : formal dignity :  — usually used with in
   < rode in state to her coronation >
   < in solemn state … admitted to the fraternity — R.W.Southern >
   < lie in state >
 c. : graceful dignity (as in bearing)
  < keep some state in thy exit and vanish — Shakespeare >
  < perfect in shapeliness and state — A.C.Swinburne >
 d.
  (1) obsolete : a chair with a canopy and often on a dais : 
   < this chair shall be my state — Shakespeare >
  (2) archaic : 
4.
 a. : a body of persons constituting a special class in a society : , 
  < a division of governmental power between the several states … in the community — C.J.Friedrich >
 b. states plural : the members or representatives of the governing classes assembled in a parliament or diet (as in France before the Revolution, Scotland before the Union, and the United Netherlands) :  3b
 c. obsolete
  (1) : a person of high rank (as a noble)
   < the bold design pleased highly those infernal states — John Milton >
  (2) : the ruling persons (as in a country or town) : 
   < consult with the king and state — Francis Bacon >
 d. : the ruling body or government of a country
5.
 a. : a body of people permanently occupying a definite territory and politically organized under a sovereign government almost entirely free from external control and possessing coercive power to maintain order within the community : ,  2,  1b
  < for Aristotle the state was an association of men for the sake of the best moral life >
 b. : the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government
  < the institutions of Church and state >
 c. : a particular form of government or politically organized society
  < the secular state >
  < the fascist state >
  < the welfare state >
 d. : the embodiment of the ethical idea and the moral will of the community in Hegelian philosophy
 e. : a colony of social animals (as ants or bees) with organization analogous to that of a human state
6. : the operations, activities, or affairs of the government or ruling power of a country : the sphere of administration and supreme political power of a government
 < matters of state >
 < secrets of state >
 < ministers of state >
 < Department of state >
7. often capitalized : one of the bodies politic or component units in a federal system that is more or less independent and sovereign over internal affairs but forms with the other units a sovereign nation
 < the United States of America >
 < the Indian states >
 < the states of Switzerland are called cantons >
8.
 a. : a territory governed by a particular nation
 b. : a territorial unit in which the general body of law is separate and distinct from the law of any other territorial unit
9. obsolete : ,  4c
10.
 a. archaic : , 
 b. Britain : a periodic report of troop numbers and condition
  < delivered a state of the troops >
Synonyms:
 , , , , : , often interchangeable with , may but does not always imply genuinely existent characteristics likely to be significant and enduring and discovered or announced after some analysis
  < shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union — U.S. Constitution >
  < wharves, piers and docks at the Atlantic ports were brought to what was a high state of efficiency for those days — A.F.Harlow >
  < in a state of some excitement, talking eagerly in a rather loud voice — J.D.Beresford >
   may more strongly imply the influence of circumstances on the way of existing, especially of only temporary circumstances
  < his mental condition >
  < in a delicate condition >
  < previous condition of servitude >
  < better working conditions >
  < the house is still in good condition >
  < certain weather conditions >
  < by no means relieved of his anxiety and fully aware of the excited condition of English opinion he could only await the issue — W.C.Ford >
   stresses external manifestation and suggests nothing of the concern with underlying reality that may be implicated by state
  < the whole burden of her middle period is the attempt to reach a spiritual equilibrium through a formal mode of religious conversion — M.D.Geismar >
  , implying a being placed or located much more than a being formed or composed, may apply to any specific set of circumstances, perhaps individual or interesting
  < the situation in fiction — the desperate girl appealing out of her misery to the Christian priest for help — Rose Macaulay >
  < he has already won for himself a personal situation unparalleled in postwar France, and with it a fighting chance to lead his country — Frank Gorrell >
  < a play upon a situation in which a surgeon is called upon to save the life of the lover of his wife — A.H.Quinn >
  , in this sense often a close synonym for , may imply the shaping influence of personal inclination or decision
  < the type of balance between military and civilian production which will permit us to maintain both a strong economy and a strong military posture — H.S.Truman >
  < showing me in a posture of comically servile deference to authority — F.R.Leavis >
   may indicate one's state or condition as determined with some definiteness for legal administration or economic or social considerations
  < new status of proprietor — Mary Austin >
  < the change in the status of the Negro, under the Thirteenth Amendment, from three fifths of a person to a whole person in computing state apportionment — Carol L. Thompson >
  < a married woman's status was determined entirely by that of her husband — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray >
  < big business has elevated the function of management to the status of the learned professions — Nation's Business >
  < my underprivileged status as an ex-convict — Frank O'Leary >
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II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1.
 a. archaic : to fix or settle in a position, rank, or condition : 
 b. obsolete : to confer possession on : vest a person in
 c. : to set by or as if by regulation or authority
  < meetings are held at stated times >
2.
 a. : to express the particulars of : set forth : , 
  < state the facts of a case >
  < state the problem in full >
  < state the account in dollars >
 b. : to put into words : , 
  < state the resolution as it is now to be voted upon >
 c.
  (1) : , 
   < authorities … state that a young man in good condition can cover up to a hundred miles a day — Richard Joseph >
  (2) : 
   < the opening measures of the first movement where the horns state the first theme — Winthrop Sargeant >
3. obsolete : to live in pomp or luxury — used with it
 < began to state it … as high as ever before — Thomas Fuller >
Synonyms: see 

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