a situation or set of circumstances
情況；事態(tài)
the survey revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools.
那份調(diào)查揭示了學(xué)校里一種令人遺憾的情形。
the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest ideas and the most up-to-date features
（產(chǎn)品當(dāng)前的）最新發(fā)展水平
a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures in order to regain control
緊急狀態(tài)
the government has declared a state of emergency.
政府宣布實(shí)施緊急狀態(tài)。
a condition of being free from sin
蒙受天恩，天恩眷顧
(in religious contexts) a person's occupation, calling, or status
（宗教用語(yǔ)）職業(yè)，行業(yè)；身份，地位
(Brit.)the current situation in an ongoing process, especially one involving opposing or competing parties
(英)（涉及對(duì)立或競(jìng)爭(zhēng)雙方的）當(dāng)前情形，當(dāng)前狀況
a situation when war has been declared or is in progress
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)狀態(tài)，交戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)