1 [U] [sing] the state that sb/sth is in 状态;情况:
to be in poor/good/excellent condition处于糟糕╱良好╱极好状态He looks really ill. He is certainly not in a condition to drive home.他看来病得不轻,肯定不能开车回家。
2 [C] something that must happen so that sth else can happen or be possible 条件:
One of the conditions of the job is that you agree to work on Sundays.这份工作的条件之一是你得同意在星期日工作。He said I could borrow his bike on one condition -- that I didn't let anyone else ride it.他说我可以借他的自行车,只一个条件─我不能让别人骑。
3conditions [pl] the situation or surroundings in which people live, work or do things 情况;环境:
The prisoners were kept in terrible conditions.犯人被关在条件极差的地方。poor living/housing/working conditions恶劣的生活╱住房╱工作条件
4 [C] a medical problem that you have for a long time 疾病:
to have a heart/lung condition心脏╱肺有毛病
on condition (that...) only if 在…的条件下;如果:
I agreed to help on condition that I got half the profit.我同意帮忙,条件是一半利润归我。on no condition(formal 正式) not for any reason 决不:
On no condition must the press find out about this.在任何情况下都不能让新闻界知道这件事。out of condition not physically fit 健康不佳
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/kənˈdɪʃn ||; kənˈdɪʃən/verb
[T] to affect or control the way that sb/sth behaves 影响;控制;支配:
Boys are conditioned to feel that they are stronger than girls.男孩子从小所受的教育使他们觉得自己比女孩子强。