1 a large area of land in the countryside that is owned by one person or family 庄园:
He owns a large estate in Scotland.他在苏格兰有个大庄园。
2 (Brit 英) an area of land that has a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it (集中了很多同类型建筑物的)地区:
an industrial estate (= where there are a lot of factories)工业区a housing estate住宅区
3 all the money and property that sb leaves when he/she dies 遗产
estate/əˋstet; IˈsteIt/n [C] 1 a large area of land in the countryside that is owned by one person〔农村的〕大片私有土地﹐庄园2 BrE an area where a lot of houses or other buildings have been built【英】〔建有许多住宅或其他建筑物的〕地区: a housing estate 住宅区an industrial estate 工业区3 all the property and money that someone leaves when they die 遗产4 an estate car 旅行车﹐客货两用车
estateestateestatesnoun1a large piece of land in the country that one person or family owns2(British) land with a lot of houses or factories on it: We live on a housing estate.an industrial estate (= where there are a lot of factories)