[N-COUNT 可数名词]体系;制度;体制;组织 A system is a way of working, organizing, or doing something which follows a fixed plan or set of rules. You can use system to refer to an organization or institution that is organized in this way.
[usu with supp]
The present system of funding for higher education is unsatisfactory.
目前高等教育的经费体制并不令人满意。
...a flexible and relatively efficient filing system.
灵活而相对高效的存档系统
...a multi-party system of government...
多党执政体制
The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system.
在英国的法律体系中,上诉法院起着关键性的作用。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](计算机、警报器等的)系统 A system is a set of devices powered by electricity, for example a computer or an alarm.
[usu supp N]
Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.
计算机病毒在系统崩溃后往往依然存在。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](水管或电线等的)系统 A system is a set of equipment or parts such as water pipes or electrical wiring, which is used to supply water, heat, or electricity.
[usu supp N]
...a central heating system.
中央供暖系统
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](交通、通信)网,网络 A system is a network of things that are linked together so that people or things can travel from one place to another or communicate.
[usu supp N]
...Australia's road and rail system.
澳大利亚的公路网和铁路网
...a news channel on a local cable system.
地方有线电视网的新闻频道
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]身体;(器官)系统 Your system is your body's organs and other parts that together perform particular functions.
[usu supp N]
He had slept for over fourteen hours, and his system seemed to have recuperated admirably...
他已睡了超过 14 个小时了,他的身体恢复得很不错。
These gases would seriously damage the patient's respiratory system.
这些毒气会严重损害患者的呼吸系统。
...the reproductive system.
生殖系统
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指数学或科学中的)体系,体制 A system is a particular set of rules, especially in mathematics or science, which is used to count or measure things.
[usu supp N]
...the decimal system of metric weights and measures.
公制度量衡的十进制
...Trachtenberg's system of simplified mathematics.
特拉赫滕贝格简化的数学体系
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[N-SING 单数名词]政府;现行体制;公共行政 People sometimes refer to the government or administration of a country as the system .
[the N]
These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system...
这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。
He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system.
他想成为现行体制的坚决反抗者。
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See also:
central nervous system
;
digestive system
;
ecosystem
;
immune system
;
metric system
;
nervous system
;
public address system
;
solar system
;
sound system
;
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[PHRASE 短语]宣泄;排解;戒掉;让…淡出自己的生活 If you get something out of your system, you take some action so that you no longer want to do it or no longer have strong feelings about it.
[V inflects]
I want to get boxing out of my system and settle down to enjoy family life.
我想结束拳击生涯,安定下来享受家庭生活。
Oxford
sys·tem★/ˈsɪstəm; NAmEˈsɪstəm/noun1★[countable ]an organized set of ideas or theories or a particular way of doing sth (思想或理论)体系;方法;制度;体制◆the British educational system英国的教育制度systemfor doing sth ◆a new system for assessing personal tax bills新的个人税额估定办法systemof sth ◆a system of government政体☞see also
binary
,
metric system
2★[countable ]a group of things, pieces of equipment, etc. that are connected or work together 系统◆a transport system运输系统◆heating systems供热系统◆a stereo system立体声音响系统◆a security system保安系统☞see also
ecosystem
,
expert system
,
operating system
,
public address system
,
solar system
3★[countable ]a human or an animal body, or a part of it, when it is being thought of as the organs and processes that make it function 身体;(器官)系统◆You have to wait until the drugs have passed out of your system.你必须等到药物排出体外。◆the male reproductive system男性生殖系统☞see also
central nervous system
,
digestive system
,
immune system
4the system[singular ]( informal,usually disapproving) the rules or people that control a country or an organization, especially when they seem to be unfair because you cannot change them (尤指不公正的统治或管理)制度,体系,集团◆You can't beat the system(= you must accept it).你斗不过现行的体制。◆young people rebelling against the system反抗现行体制的年轻人IDIOMget sth out of your ˈsystem( informal) to do sth so that you no longer feel a very strong emotion or have a strong desire 宣泄,排解,消解(强烈的感情或欲望)◆I was very angry with him, but now I feel I've got it out of my system.我当时很生他的气,不过现在我感觉气已经消了。systemsystemssys·tem/ˈsɪstəm; NAmEˈsɪstəm/
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systemsys‧tem /ˈsɪstɪm/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1related parts [countable] a group of related parts that work together as a whole for a particular purpose: an alarm system a well-designed heating system the digestive system the railway system2method [countable] an organized set of ideas, methods, or ways of workingsystem of/for doing something We’ve got a good system for dealing with complaints from customers. I don’t understand your filing system.under a system Under the present system, we do not have any flexibility.3computers [countable] a group of computers that are connected to each other: The system has crashed (=stopped working).4somebody’s system someone’s body – used when you are talking about its medical or physical condition: All this overeating is not good for my system.5all systems go used, sometimes humorously, to say that you are ready to do something or that something is ready to happen6the system the official rules and powerful organizations that restrict what you can do: You can’t beat the system.7get something out of your system informal to do something that helps you get rid of unpleasant strong feelings: I was furious, so I went for a run to get it out of my system.8order [uncountable] the use of sensible and organized methods: We need a bit more system in the way we organize our files.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + systema heating system (=in a building)· We’re waiting for the heating system to be repaired.an alarm/security system· A new alarm system has been installed.an air-conditioning system· The building hasn’t got an air-conditioning system.the rail/road system (=all the roads or railways in a country)· Traffic problems are made worse by the country’s inadequate road system.somebody’s digestive/reproductive/nervous system (=in someone’s body)· These vitamins are essential for a healthy nervous system.somebody’s immune system (=they system which keeps your body healthy)· Some drugs can damage the immune system.verbsinstall a system (=put it into a building)· Our security system is simple to install.a system works· The air-conditioning system isn’t working.a system fails/breaks down· If your immune system breaks down, you will be vulnerable to infections.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + systemeffective/efficient· It was a highly effective system of communication.inefficient· He described the tax system as inefficient and unfair.complex/complicated· The Australian health care system is extremely complex.an elaborate system· The proposal has to get through an elaborate system of committees.the current/existing system· The current system of taxation is unnecessarily complicated.the political/legal/educational etc system· The country is rightly proud of its legal system.the economic/banking system· There are fears that the whole banking system could collapse.the health care system· The West should be helping these countries to develop modern health care systems.verbsdevelop a system (=create a new one)· The Environment Agency has developed a new national flood warning system.introduce a system (=start to use it)· The government has introduced a system of student loans.adopt a system (=decide to use it)· They decided to adopt the electoral system used in Britain.use/run/operate a system· They use a system of grades to evaluate each hospital’s performance.· We operate a booking system.a system operates/works (=exists and is used)· He tried to explain how the planning system operates.a system works (=is successful)· The public needs to see that the complaints system works.a system breaks down/fails· An alarm sounds a warning before the system breaks down.a system collapses (=fails completely)· The European Exchange Rate system collapsed in the 1970s.modernize/reform a system· We need to reform the electoral system.phrasesa system of government/education/justice etc· Why was Britain so slow to develop a national system of education?THESAURUSsystem an organized set of ideas, methods, actions etc that you use to do something: · the airport security system· the system for dealing with refugeesprocess a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result: · the process of teaching children to read· Repeat the same process, until all the sugar has dissolved.procedure the official or usually agreed way of doing something: · You must follow the normal complaints procedure.· Large companies have a standard procedure for informing new employees about conditions of work.formula a method or set of principles that you use to solve a problem or make sure that something is successful: · The team are hoping to use the same winning formula that they used last season.· There is no magic formula for success (=a method that is certain to succeed).
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n.制度,体制;系统;方法
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