/ˈsɜ:kəmstəns ||; ˈsɝkəmˌstæns/noun1 [C] [usu.pl] the facts and events that affect what happens in a particular situation 情况；情形；态势: Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death. 警方说，男孩之死没有可疑之处。In normal circumstances I would not have accepted the job, but at that time I had very little money. 在正常情况下，我是不会接受这份差事，可当时我手头很紧。
2 circumstances [pl] (formal 正式) the amount of money that you have 经济状况: The company has promised to repay the money when its financial circumstances improve. 公司已承诺在财政状况改善时偿还这笔钱。
in/under no circumstances never; not for any reason 在任何情况下都不可；无论如何都不可:
Under no circumstances should you enter my office. 你在任何情况下都不该进我的办公室。 in/under the circumstances as the result of a particular situation 在这种情况下:
My father was ill at that time, so under the circumstances I decided not to go on holiday. 那时候我爸爸生病，在这种情况下，我决定不去度假。It's not an ideal solution, but it's the best we can do in the circumstances. 这不是理想的解决办法，但我们目前最多就只能这样了。