statistics 4E '#| 0 According to
official
statistics the disease killed
over 500 people, ft ft'g if 64 Hi;
500 ^ o 0 Statistics show that
far more people are able
to ride a bicycle than can drive a car.
o These statistics are
misleading,
— see also vital statistics 2 statistics (also informal stats) [U] the science of
collecting and analysing statistics Ht if : There is a compulsory
course in statistics, ff - H HE if ^ 64XHft0 3 [C] a piece of information shown in numbers ( — ^ :
An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime
relates to property. -ftfilfilftft 94% M P 1*4 jft 7*^.1 O
1
felt I was no longer being treated as a
person but as a
statistic. A,
7 o ► stat is tic al /sta'tistikl/ adj.: statistical analysis HE if ft If stat is tic al ly /-kli/ adv. : The difference between the
two samples was not statistically significant. »#«nBm
stat is ti cian /.staeti'stijn/ noun a
person who studies or works with statistics
stative /'steitiv/ adj. (linguistics if! W) (of verbs Efa is]) describing a state
rather than an action. Stative verbs (for example be, seem, understand, like, own) are not usually used in the progressive tenses. 4A 64 — compare dynamic adj. (4) stats /staets/ noun (informal) = statistics statuary /'staetjuari; NAmE -eri/ noun [U] (formal) statues II; Ml ; M {$. : a collection of marble statuary — ftftiKMlit
Statue 0-w /'staetju:/ noun a figure of a
person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real
life or larger Ml
M, Ml ft, MM
( )
the
.Statue of 'Liberty noun a statue at the
entrance of New York harbour, which represents a female figure carrying a book of laws in one hand and
a torch in the other and is a symbol of welcome to
people coming to live in the US ( It III £0 £4 it 64 ) S &
statu esque /.stsetju'esk/ adj. (formal) (usually used about a woman il
# 4a ic ft) tall and beautiful in an impressive way; like a statue XilXIIW; Ml
INK 64
HT1 IMPOSING
statuette /.staetju'et/ noun a small statue /hMIft; 4'
lift
stat ure /'staetXa(r)/ noun [U] (formal) 1 the importance and respect that a
person has because of their ability and achievements p if.; 45 H: an actress of considerable stature tj?[ft45iI64fti!PlM
0 The
orchestra has grown in stature.
2
a person’s height ft if?}; ft : a woman of short stature If II ^ ft (ft A 0 He is small in stature, fife ft
^/K
Sta tus On /‘steitas; NAmE also 'staetas/ noun [usually sing.]
1 [U, C] the legal position of a person, group or country
iAftitfefz ( sift if-
) : They
were granted refugee status. fife fll U f# 7
the social or
professional position of sb/sth in relation to others Hfe fv; ft fft; 4R fv: low status jobs life fi #"f 64 Iff 0 to have a high social status
#feWiSK644±ftitfe{v 0 Women are only asking to be given equal
status with men. *3 £ R Ji g 4c # SJ 46 H AX ^ 64 Hfe fv 0
0 She achieved
celebrity status overnight, &tfe — X |ej ft ft 45 So 3 [U] high rank or social position jSSktMftl; ft:
± M Ml ft : The job brings with it
status and a high income. &H64HfeftXft
ftJftfft4fcA0
4
[U, C, usually sing ] the level of
importance that is given
to sth it ft ( [n] ) fi .J®: the high status accorded
to science in our
culture f| ] 64 A f-fc ift 14 ft 64 ilf JiC 41 ift
5
[U] the situation at a particular time
during a process ( 18: Mi 64 ) fAift, 'If®: What is the current
status of our
application for funds? 7dcfiH * if ft
'status bar noun (computing if) an area that you see along the bottom of the computer screen or
window that gives you information about the program that you
e using or the document that you are working on
(ma&&,
Kim.
status quo /.steitas 'kwau; NAmE 'kwou/ noun [sing.] (from Latin) the situation as it is now, or
as it was before a recent change JJS4A; IfRft 64ff ift: to defend/ restore
the status quo $
IH,' 0
conservatives who want to maintain
the status quo M
'status symbol noun a possession that people think
shows their high social status and wealth ftftiffe'ftfjff !!64i|.®:: Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.
statute /'staetjuit/ noun 1 a law that is passed by a
parliament, council, etc. and formally written down ft iA; iA ft; iA M: Penalties
are laid down in the statute. o Corporal
punishment was banned by
statute in 1987. * 1987 ft® i^iAftBAA^lfft?! 2 a formal rule of an
organization or institution $ fM ; ^ ft] ; M 7e : Under the statutes of the university they
had no power to dismiss
hirn.mx^mMmm, ^Tc&jmfife.
'statute book noun a collection of all
the laws made by a government fAH; ^ £ 45; ?A M fUAi: It’s not yet on
the statute book (= it has not yet become law).
'statute law noun [u] all the written laws of a
parliament, etc. as a group jt ?A
— compare case law,
COMMON
LAW
.statute
of limi'tations noun (law W) the legal limit on the period of time within which action can be taken
on a crime or other legal question B4 ; if iA 04 ft
statu tory /'staetjatri; NAmE -to:ri/ adj. [usually before noun] fixed by law; that must be done
by law fA*El$;
:
The authority failed to carry out its statutory duties. ± ^ H fa JK f7 S B W % „ 0
When you buy foods you have certain statutory rights. f£ ► statu tor ily adv.
.statutory
'holiday noun (CanE) a public holiday that is fixed
by law iA^fg 0
.statutory
'instrument noun (law W) a law or other rule which has
legal status ftijXfA 3tf4 ( WiAf$Alfe{vff4 )
.statutory
offence (BrE) (NAmE statutory offense) noun (law #) a crime that is described by
law and can be punished by a court
.statutory
'rape noun [U] (NAmE, law W) the crime of having sex with sb
who is not legally old enough ?AaE )
staunch /stointj/ adj., verb
m adj. (superlative staunch-est, no comparative) strong and loyal in your
opinions and attitude $5 £KJ; ® S 64 HT71 faithful
:
a staunch supporter of the monarchy
M aE life 411 ® X ± f1] 64 A 0 one of the president’s
staunchest allies &PtMlX0
a staunch Catholic ±^[64Wifk ► staunch-ly adv.: She staunchly
defended the new policy. ^ Sfe fr It „ 0
The family
was staunchly Protestant, gp — % A.J^i M
Mf4 §t II It» staunch-ness noun [U]
«
verb (also stanch /stointj; staentj/ especially
in NAmE) [VN] (formal) to stop the flow of sth,
especially blood it
ft (]fiL#64 ) if *
stave /sterv/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a strong stick or pole ; # ; A: ft : fence
staves M ® ft 2 (BrE) (also staff NAmE, BrE) (music #) a set of five lines on which
music is written TLPk it — picture c> music
*
verb (staved, staved or stove, stove
/steuv; NAmE stoov/)
IJiliVi stave sth-*'in to break or damage sth by
pushing it or hitting it from the outside ft !&] A M HE HQ-;
ftft: The side of the boat was staved in when it hit the rocks. .stave sth—'off (staved,
staved) to prevent sth bad from affecting you for
a period of time; to delay sth Wlftftift (££♦); fliS ( )
: to stave off hunger