► 名詞
事態 [(1)じたい] meaning: situation rank: 2
☆ 最悪の事態は何とか免れた ⇨ We narrowly avoided the worst situation (☛ Always undesirable situations)
☆ 私達は事態の推移を注意深く見守っている ⇨ We’re carefully monitoring the development of the situation (☛ Always undesirable situations)
More examples:
- 非常事態宣言 ⇨ A declaration of an emergency
 - 政府は非常事態の宣言に踏み切った ⇨ The government decided to declare an emergency
 - デモ隊が警察と衝突して流血する事態に発展した ⇨ The demonstrators clashed with police and blood has flown, some got seriously injured
 - 事態は緊迫した ⇨ The situation has become very tense
 - 我々は最悪の事態は何とか免れた ⇨ We somehow managed to avoid the worst case scenario
 - 彼等は事態を収拾するために交渉している ⇨ They are negotiating in order to settle the situation
 - 非常事態に敏速に対応出来る組織 ⇨ An organization that can react quickly to emergencies
 - 私達は事態を静観している ⇨ We’re observing the situation for the moment
 - 事態は収束の方向に向かっている ⇨ The situation is heading toward resolution
 - 最悪の事態が現実となった ⇨ The worst case scenario became a reality
 - 緊急事態が起こった ⇨ A urgent situation, an emergency, has happened
 - 事態は予想とは反対の方向に進んだ ⇨ The situation developed in the opposite direction of the forecast
 - 政府は非常事態を宣言した ⇨ The government declared a state of emergency
 - 事態は急転した ⇨ The situation took a sharp turn
 - 政府は事態を楽観している ⇨ The government is optimistic about the situation