circumstances · situation · terrain · CL: gè

xíng shì

x+íng·2nd tonesh+ì·4th tone

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The article begins with an account of the current situation.

文章开头讲了当前的形势。

The Waterfront project will help to keep Edinburgh up-to-date and bring more people to Scotland's capital city.

水边地工程会帮助爱丁堡城市紧随形势并使更多人来苏格兰的首都。

The comparison between the two was to his disadvantage.

两相比较，他那边的形势更不利一些。

The situation seemed very tense and dangerous.

形势似乎非常紧张严峻。

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