state /steit/ I. n.c1.状态,情况,情形 (只用sing.)The house was in a dirty state. 那房很脏。She’s in a poor state of health. 她的健康状况欠佳。 2.国家,领土;(美国)州:a non-nuclear state 无核国家How many states are there in the United States of America? 美国有多少州? ‖II. vt. 陈述,说明:state one’s opinion 表述自己的看法 State exactly what you did. 把你干的事如实说清楚。

 statement /ˈsteitmənt/ n. c 声明,陈述:issue a statement 发表声明;make a statement 陈述,供述 What is the implication of that statement? 那句话的含义是什么?

 statesman /ˈsteitsmən/ n. c(pl.statesmen) 政治家:a series of brilliant statesmen连续出现的一批卓越的政治家;broad-minded and far-seeing statesman胸襟开阔目光远大的政治家;an elder statesman政治元老