situ C> in SITU
sitU-ate /'sitjueit/
verb [VN + adv./prep.] (formal) 1 to
build or place sth in a particular position ftftft;
2 to consider how an idea, event,
etc. is related to other things that influence your view of it 4f •• -t f; fHWi
n': Let me try and situate the events in their historical
context.
situated 'sitjueitid/
adj. [not before noun] 1 in a particular place or position ft J-: My bedroom
was
situated on the top floor of the house. 4ftp[)[ftliCftf/? t'WME, 0 The hotel is beautifully
situated in a quiet spot near the river. Af®#
ft i-tfl 7/ <> All the best theatres and
restaurants are situ
ated within
a few minutes’ walk of each other.
m [£ ffl
ffi. ftId # ft m o 2 formal)
(of a
person, an organization,
etc. A, iMPM) in a particular situation or in particular
circumstances ft,~f ■
• • 4£ <51; ft iM,-
Small businesses are well situated to benefit from the single market. rf
Situ ation 0-ar /.sitj’u'eijn/
noun 1 all the circumstances and things that are happening at a
particular time and in a particular place ff [ft; 4ft [ft; % $§*; M
ffi: to be in a difficult situation ft i® B
0
You could get into a situation
where you have to
decide
immediately, fthJt£j§± — ftlf[ft, fiftA# Aft •|iJftft[A/Eo 0 We have
all been in similar embarrassing situations. 0 the present
economic/financial/political, etc.
situation @ ml ft ££ $f, M®. b He could
see no way out of the
situation. fik4jcA533IMiI^ftLijj&o 0 In your situation,
1
would look
for another job. fix ft 3% H: ft ft if, 3ft IftQ
0 What we have here is a crisis situation, 4£ 4H ft
<> I’m in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me).
3ft£L^E — 2 formal) the kind of area or surroundings that
a building or town has (
SYNONYMS jI]P#r
situation
circumstances ♦
position ♦ conditions ♦ the case ♦ state of affairs
These are all words for the conditions and
facts that are connected with and affect the way things are. U!
Jt#is]
4ft[fto
situation all the things that
are happening at a particular time and in a particular place 4|f#[ft> 4ft
[ft. Mffi: the present economic situation @ fty
circumstances the facts that are
connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of
a person’s life, especially the money they have If ffc
ft, ifti, 3ft[
position the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can
and cannot do jf ft/t, itkft, 3ft [ft: She felt she was in a position
of power. §
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conditions the circumstances
in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects
how sth happens ft v it
[ft, &ft, 4ft&,
&ft: we
were forced to work outside in freezing conditions. 4ftCl
CIRCUMSTANCES OR CONDITIONS? #
circumstances conditions ?
Circumstances refers to sb’s financial situation; conditions
are things such as the quality and amount
of food or shelter they have. The circumstances that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the
conditions that affect it are
usually physical ones, such as the weather. * circumstances jf
A&M5'[ft4ftift; conditions
1877
Kft )
JtMIfti, The town is in a
delightful
situation in a
wide green valley. ft
M A ft — A ^ |i] jfn ftitSAo o
note at environment 3 (old-fashioned or formal) a job
|R ik ; I ft ft : Situations Vacant (= the
title of the section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised) ( jf
fiJftftlSI^ft )
.situation 'comedy noun [c, u] formal) = sitcom 'sit-up (also crunch)
noun an exercise for making
your stomach muscles strong, in which you lie on your back on the floor and
raise the top part of your body to a sitting position — picture o page R27
SIX
/siks/
number
6
A l!hllJ There are examples of
how to use numbers at the entry for five. fkis] ffl If ft] ft five & 0 ITiTCI at
.sixes and 'sevens (informal) in confusion; not well
organized fL fcA4f; be ,six feet ‘under (informal) to be dead and in a
grave A±; ftft^-^T hit/knock sb for
'six (6rf)
to affect sb very deeply M A MW H|rI^
A it’s six of .one and half a dozen of the other (saying) used to say that there
is not much real difference
between two possible choices
ft/f AM; A4I3AT the .Six 'Counties noun [pi.] the counties of
i±A$$
,six-'figure
adj. [only before noun] used to
describe a number that is 100 000 or more A ft Ik
ft: a six-figure salary Aftlkftfrife
six-fold /'siksfauld;
NAmE -fould/
adj., adv. c> -fold 'six-gun noun = six-shooter
the .Six
'Nations noun [sing.] a
^AfttH4ft[fto circumstances
13[i|Rl4j^ft^jiiT IS: conditions ftAft, -
the case the true situation If that is the
case (= if the situation described is true), we need
more
staffAofytjw#,
state of affairs a situation jf ‘[f [ft, J&1&: How
did this unhappy state of affairs come about?
SITUATION OR STATE OF
State of affairs is mostly used with this. It also occurs with adjectives describing how good or
bad a situation is, such as happy, sorry, shocking, sad and unhappy, as well as those relating to time, such as present and current. Situation
is much more frequent and is used in a
wider variety of contexts. * state of affairs this ^ jfl, 'ftAWSft'iifJ
( ft happy, sorry, shocking, sad ff! unhappy )
( ft present ft
current ) ftEift situation's'/]]#^, ft
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
2
to be in (a) particular situation/circumstances/ position/state
of affairs
3
the/sb’s economic/financial/social
situation/
circumstances/position/conditions
4
an awkward/embarrassing
situation/position/state of affairs
a to be faced with a situation/circumstances/a position/ conditions/a state of affairs
a A situation/state of affairs arises/develops/improves/
changes/deteriorates.
a Circumstances/conditions arise/develop/improve/
change/deteriorate.