[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词]机构;协会;研究院;学院 An institute is an organization set up to do a particular type of work, especially research or teaching. You can also use institute to refer to the building the organization occupies.
...the National Cancer Institute.
国家癌症研究所
...an elite research institute devoted to computer software...
致力于计算机软件开发的精英研究机构
Directly in front of the institute is Kelly Ingram Park.
该协会正前方是凯利·英格拉姆公园。
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[VERB 动词]建立(体系等);制定(规章等);开始;开创 If you institute a system, rule, or course of action, you start it.
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We will institute a number of measures to better safeguard the public...
我们将实施一系列措施来更好地保护公众安全。
Hormone replacement therapy is very important and should be instituted early.
激素替代治疗非常重要,应该及早开始。
Oxford
in·sti·tute★AWL/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt; NAmEˈɪnstɪtuːt/
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instituteinstitutesinstitutedinstitutingnoun★an organization that has a particular purpose, especially one that is connected with education or a particular profession; the building used by this organization (教育、专业等)机构,机构建筑◆a research institute研究所◆the Institute of Chartered Accountants(英国皇家)特许会计师协会◆institutes of higher education高等学校verbinstitutesth ( formal) to introduce a system, policy, etc. or start a process 建立,制订(体系、政策等);开始;实行◆to institute criminal proceedings against sb对某人提起刑事诉讼◆The new management intends to institute a number of changes.新任管理部门打算实行一些改革。in·sti·tute/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt; NAmEˈɪnstɪtuːt/
an organization that has a particular purpose such as scientific or educational work, or the building where this organization is based → academy: research institutesinstitute of/for the Institute for Space Studies
institute1 noun
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instituteinstitute2AWL verb [transitive] formal
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to introduce or start a system, rule, legal process etcSYN begin: We had no choice but to institute court proceedings against the airline.
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institute
[ˈɪnstɪtju:t]instituted, instituting, institutes
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instituted[485]
学院(57%),学会(16%),协会(15%),开始(5%),制定(4%),创立(3%)
n.学会,协会;学院
vt.开始(调查);制定;创立;提起(诉讼)
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