英 [səˈnɑːriəʊ] 美 [səˈnærioʊ]
n. 设想，可能发生的情况 ；（电影、戏剧等的）剧情梗概；（艺术或文学作品中的）场景
复数scenarios
scenario /sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ/ CET6 TEM8
可数名词 If you talk about a likely or possible scenario, you are talking about the way in which a situation may develop. 设想; 可能的情况
The conflict degenerating into civil war is everybody's nightmare scenario.
这场冲突恶化成内战成为每个人的恶梦。
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
a setting for a work of art or literature
the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror
a postulated sequence of possible events
planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack
场景(Scenario)是用例的一个执行实例，是用例执行过程中的一条实际路径。一个用例可能会包含多个场景，如成功的场景，失败的场景。
5x 情节(Scenario):纵然是NPC,也有自己的故事……
... rate 分级；分等 感觉、情绪、态度及知觉 scenario 戏剧的情节 affection 感情；钟爱 ...
The worst-case scenario is an aircraft will crash if a bird destroys an engine.
如果小鸟毁坏了一部发动机，最坏的情形是飞机坠毁。
Let me suggest a possible scenario.
我来设想一种可能出现的情况。
In the worst-case scenario more than ten thousand people might be affected.
在最坏的情况下，有一万多人可能会受到影响。
"Worst-case scenario, if I don't find a job by the end of August, I move back with my parents."
VOA : special.2010.06.11
Sometimes we might just directly tell you that's probably the easiest scenario, because when we think about work functions those are usually reported in energy.
有时候我们可能只是直接告诉你,那可能是最简单的情况，因为当我们考虑功函数时,它们经常用能量来记录。
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You can see that I'm saying about fifteen-- fifteen times earnings is typical, but we're in a high price-to-earnings scenario now.
你可以看出我提到的15这个数字,收益的15倍是最有代表性的,但我们现在正处于一个高市盈率的时期
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"Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution.
VOA : special.2011.03.16
I haven't quite confirmed them yet, but probably a hotel ballroom-type scenario, black-tie event."
VOA : special.2009.12.28
Once Mr. Bernanke assents to the double-dip recession scenario, he will fight deflation by any means necessary.
In a worst-case scenario of 36, 500 miles per year, you'd still be delivering 29 MPG from these vehicles.
Perhaps in a dream scenario, you steal Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi from the Yankees.
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