1. (正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述，声明
    A statement is something that you say or write which gives information in a formal or definite way.

    e.g. Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it...
           安德鲁现在推翻了那个说法，说那是自己在情绪低落时说的话。
    e.g. 'Things are moving ahead.'— I found that statement vague and unclear.
           “事情正在取得进展。”——我认为这个说法含糊不清。

2. (为某一场合特别发表的)官方声明，正式声明
    A statement is an official or formal announcement that is issued on a particular occasion.

    e.g. The statement by the military denied any involvement in last night's attack.
           军方发表声明称其和昨晚的袭击无任何关系。

3. (嫌疑人或证人向警方提供的)陈述，证词
    You can refer to the official account of events which a suspect or a witness gives to the police as a statement .

    e.g. The 350-page report was based on statements from witnesses to the events.
           这份 350 页的报告是根据各位证人对这些事件的证词写成的。

4. (意见或观点的)表现，表达
    If you describe an action or thing as a statement, you mean that it clearly expresses a particular opinion or idea that you have.

    e.g. The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
           下面的食谱是另一种观点的表现——食物可以带来乐趣！

5. 财务报表;结算单
    A printed document showing how much money has been paid into and taken out of a bank or building society account is called a statement .

statement的反义词

6. 证明(儿童)有特殊教育需求
    If a child is statemented, social services staff write a document stating that the child has special educational needs, and the local education authority has to make sure that everything that is necessary is provided for that child.

    e.g. Nearly a year later, it was agreed that Tom would be statemented...
           近一年后，汤姆被批准将获得特殊教育。
    e.g. I had eight statemented children in my class.
           我的班里有 8 名需要接受特殊教育的孩子。