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事态
shì tài
Meaning
- situation
Definition
指事情发展的状态或局势。
The state or situation of the development of events.
Usage
用于描述某件事情或某个事件的进展情况和当前的形势，常与‘发展’、‘变化’、‘严峻’等词搭配。
Used to describe the progress and current situation of an event or series of events, often collocated with words like 'development', 'change', 'serious', etc.
Examples
- 1 事态的发展出乎所有人的意料。 (The development of the situation surprised everyone.)
- 2 我们必须密切关注事态的进一步变化。 (We must closely monitor further changes in the situation.)
- 3 事态已经变得非常严峻。 (The situation has become very serious.)
- 4 政府正在采取措施控制事态的恶化。 (The government is taking measures to control the deterioration of the situation.)
- 5 他不愿评论当前的事态。 (He is unwilling to comment on the current situation.)
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