1 [U] the legal position of a person, group or country （法律上的）地位，身分: Please indicate your name, age and marital status (= whether you are married or single). 请写明姓名、年龄及婚姻状况。They were granted refugee status. 他们取得难民身分。

2 [sing] your social or professional position in relation to other people （社会或专业）地位，身分: Teachers don't have a very high status in this country. 教师在这个国家地位不高。 [SYN] standing 同义词为standing

3 [U] a high social position 崇高的社会地位: The new job gave him much more status. 新工作大大提高了他的社会地位。