circumstances
英['sɜːkəmstənsɪz] 美['sɜːkəmstənsɪz]
"whatever my fortune may be"
"deserved a better fate"
"has a happy lot"
"the luck of the Irish"
"a victim of circumstances"
"success that was her portion"
"he found himself in straitened circumstances"
His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances.
他最好的朋友在极其可疑的情况下被警察打死了。
circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。
In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained.
在那种情况下，他觉得自己一直非常冷静。
You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances.
在这种情况下，你做的是对的。
Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties.
在这种情形下，他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。
The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.
在当时那种一触即发的形势下，采取那样的策略太危险了。
In these circumstances, it is the managers who come off best.
在这种情况下，几个经理表现得最好。
Their success is the result of a fortuitous combination of circumstances.
他们的成功是各种环境因素偶然联系在一起的幸运产物。
I'm making inquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder.
我在调查玛丽·迪安谋杀案的详情。
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled.
遗憾的是，由于一些意外情况，今年的演出被取消了。
Given the circumstances, his behaviour to Laura had been punctiliously correct.
考虑当时的情况，他对劳拉的举止非常得体。
The judge found that in her case there were mitigating circumstances.
法官认为她这个案子存在可以减轻罪责的情节。
Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances.
最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.--James Allen
人们总是渴望改善周遭环境，但是却不愿意改善自己，因此总停留在原地，无法进步。
I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
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