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