Status quo
[ [ˌsteitəs 'kwəu] ]
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n. 现状
📖 牛津释义
status quo
the
status quo situation or state of affairs as it is now, or as it was before a recent change 现状; 原来的状况
upset/restore/preserve the status quo 打破现状[恢复原状/维持现状]
conservatives who defend the status quo 维护现状的保守派.
🧩 词语组成解析
vt. [古]说
🗣️ 情景例句
This is a tough job.
这是一件困难的工作。
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing you.
请不要误解我，我不是批评你。
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体，一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。