ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00494 · CSAT·TOEIC 核心词汇
circumstance
n.
US/ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
UK/ˈsɜːkəmstəns/
CSAT Frequency78/100
TOEIC Frequency72/100
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circumstance 按词性释义
1名词
影响事物发生方式或某人所处情况的条件或事实。
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the meeting was postponed to next week.
由于不可预见的情况，会议被推迟到下周。
Under these difficult circumstances, the company managed to increase profits.
在这些困难的情况下，公司设法增加了利润。
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circumstance 的派生词
circumstantial
(形容词)间接的或基于周围情况的
The evidence was circumstantial, so the jury remained unconvinced of guilt.
这个证据是间接的，所以陪审团对有罪判决没有信心。
under the circumstances
(短语)考虑到给定的情况
Under the circumstances, your decision to resign was understandable.
鉴于情况，你的辞职决定是可以理解的。
in any circumstance
(短语)在任何情况下
In any circumstance, safety should be our top priority.
在任何情况下，安全都应该是我们的首要任务。
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circumstance 的同义词·反义词
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含有 circumstance 的常用搭配
under these circumstances在这些情况下
due to circumstances由于情况
given the circumstances考虑到情况
unforeseen circumstances不可预见的情况
difficult circumstances困难的情况
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circumstance 练习题
选择最适合空白处的单词
The company had to lay off workers ___ the economic downturn.
- A due to circumstances of
- B due to circumstances
- C because of the circumstance of
- D owing to circumstance
'due to circumstances'是标准搭配; 'circumstances'是复数形式，'due to'后面直接跟名词短语，不需要'of'。