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status

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noun/ˈsteɪ.təs//ˈsteɪt.əs/[ˈsteɪɾ.əs]
  1. 1

    A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.countableuncountable

    • Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
  2. 2

    Prestige or high standing.countableuncountable

    • The king has status in his kingdom, and the pauper has status within his immediate group of peers.
    • It is no secret that the military was a bastion of racism and sexism keeping blacks and women in the housekeeping and other non-status jobs.
  3. 3

    A situation or state of affairs.countableuncountable

    • Near-synonym: footing
    • What's the status of the investigation?
  4. 4

    The legal condition of a person or thing.countableuncountable

  5. 5

    The legal condition of a person or thing.; The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.Canadacountableuncountable

    • He is a status Indian.
  6. 6

    A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.countableuncountable

    • I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
  7. 7

    Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.abbreviationalt-ofcountable

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status — n. 状态, 情形, 地位, 要人身份 | GDict