situation

1.情况；状况；形势；局面all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place

to be in a difficult situation处境困难

You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.你可能遇上一种情况，使你不得不立刻作出决定。

We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.我们都遇到过类似的尴尬局面。

the present economic/financial/political, etc. situation目前的经济、财政、政治等形势

He could see no way out of the situation.他找不到摆脱困境的出路。

In your situation, I would look for another job.假如我是你的话，我会另找工作。

What we have here is a crisis situation.我们在这里所面临的是一个危机局面。

I'm in a no-win situation(= whatever I do will be bad for me) .我处在一种注定要失败的境地。

2.（建筑物或城镇的）地理位置，环境特点the kind of area or surroundings that a building or town has

The town is in a delightful situation in a wide green valley.小城坐落在一个宽阔而草木苍翠的河谷中，环境宜人。

3.职业；工作岗位a job

Situations Vacant(= the title of the section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised)招聘（报章中的招聘广告栏）