情势的英文：
lay of the land; state of affairs

参考例句：

We have no regional surveillance mechanism which could have alerted us to the seriousness of the situation.
我们缺乏一个可针对这个情势的严重性提出告诫的区域监察机制。

In the present posture of affairs
在目前的情势

To study and weigh conditions, situation
审度情势

A state of affairs ; a situation;a condition
事态;情势

He kept the situation under control.
他把情势控制下来。

The situation does not permit of any delay .
情势不容许任何的拖延。

There is an upturn in business.
商业情势好转。

An upturn in business
商业情势好转

A stringent economic climate
窘迫的经济情势.

The situation is not as bad as that.
情势还没那么糟。

lay是什么意思：
v. 放，搁；铺设，砌（砖）；产卵；打赌；提出；把...归于；lie的过去式
n. 位置

Lay the floor with a carpet. [Lay a carpet on the floor.]
把地毯铺在地板上。

lay under tribute
使处于从属地位

The invalid lay propped on the pillows.
那病弱者倚靠在枕头上。

land是什么意思：
n. 陆地；土地；国土，国家；地产
v. 降落，着陆；卸货

There is a fat land.
那有一块丰饶的土地。

Classes of Land for Taxation: urban land, agricultural land, forest land, and other land.
根据税收的土地分类:城市用地，农业用地，林地和其他土地。

The reclamation of waste land is influenced by land salinization.
新开垦耕地明显地受到盐碱化的影响，农业生产将受到一定威胁。

state是什么意思：
n. 国家，政府；州，邦；情形，状态；心情
adj. 国家的，政府的，州的；正式的，礼仪上的
v. 声明，陈述，说明；确定，规定

Each state of the United States has a capital.
美国每一个州都有一个首府。

The combination of the 50 states forms the United States of America.
五十个州结为一体组成了美利坚合众国。

The judge of a probate court in some states of the United States.
法官在美国一些州中遗嘱检验法庭的法官