state /steɪt/► SEE ALLbe in a stateget into a statea state of affairsstate of the artthe state of playlie in statethe nanny statein good, bad, etc. repair ●be in a ˈstate●get into a ˈstate (informal) 1.be/get worried, nervous or upset担心；紧张；难过◆Her husband was injured in a car crash yesterday, so she’s in a terrible state. 她丈夫昨天出车祸受伤了，她现在十分焦虑。◆He got into a state over his driving test. 他因为要参加驾照考试而感到很紧张。2.be/get dirty or untidy邋遢；凌乱；不整洁◆This house is in a real state! 这房子可真够乱的！OPPbe/look a picture●a state of afˈfairsgeneral situation or circumstances事态；情况；形势◆We know little about the present state of affairs in China. 我们对中国当前的形势知之甚少。●ˌstate of the ˈartusing the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time使用最先进技术（或方法）的；当前最先进的◆The security system we’re using is state of the art. 我们所使用的这套安全系统是当前最先进的。◆This computer uses state-of-the-art technology. 这台新计算机运用了最尖端的技术。●the state of ˈplaywhat is happening now in a situation which is developing or changing进展情况；局势◆We go to our correspondent for the latest state of play in the peace talks. 我们去向我们的通讯员了解和谈的最新进展。●lie in ˈstate (of the body of an important person重要人物的遗体) be placed for people to see before it is buried埋葬前供公众瞻仰●the ˈnanny state (BrE) a disapproving way of talking about the fact that government seems to get too involved in people’s lives and to protect them too much, in a way that limits their freedom保姆式国家（指过分干涉国民生活并对其实行家长式管理的国家）◆We’re living in a nanny state; the government watches over you for everything and nobody takes responsibility for their own actions anymore.我们生活在一个保姆式国家，你的一切都受政府的监控，人们不再对自己的行为负责。NOTE In this phrase, the state or government is being compared to a nanny, a woman whose job is to take care of young children, telling them what to do, how to behave, etc.在这个短语中，国家或政府被比喻为 nanny （保姆）。而保姆的工作是照顾好小孩子，告诉他们做什么、如何表现等等。●in good, bad, etc. reˈpair ( in a good, bad, etc. state of reˈpair) (formal) in good, bad, etc. condition状况良好（或不佳等）◆The house is in a terrible state of repair.这所房子状况极糟。◆If it were in a better state of repair, this old table would be worth a lot of money.如果这张旧桌子保护得好一点的话，会值很多钱。
