/ɪˈsteɪt ||; əˈstet/noun[C] 1 a large area of land in the countryside that is owned by one person or family 庄园: He owns a large estate in Scotland. 他在苏格兰有个大庄园。
2 (Brit 英) an area of land that has a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it （集中了很多同类型建筑物的）地区: an industrial estate (= where there are a lot of factories) 工业区a housing estate 住宅区
3 all the money and property that sb leaves when he/she dies 遗产