system /ˈsɪstəm/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. 体制

  例：

  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。

  例：

  ...a flexible and relatively efficient filing system.

  …一个灵活且相对高效的文件归档方法。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A system is a set of devices powered by electricity, for example a computer or an alarm. 系统

  例：

  Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.

  病毒往往在电脑系统瘫痪时仍然存在。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT 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. (水管或电线等的) 系统

  例：

  ...a central heating system.

  …一个中央供暖系统。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT 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. 网络

  例：

  ...Australia's road and rail system.

  …澳大利亚的公路网和铁路网。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Your system is your body's organs and other parts that together perform particular functions. 身体系统

  例：

  He had slept for over fourteen hours, and his system seemed to have recuperated admirably.

  他已睡了超过十四个小时，他的身体系统看起来已经恢复得很好了。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A system is a particular set of rules, especially in mathematics or science, which is used to count or measure things. (计算或测量用的) 体系

  例：

  ...the decimal system of metric weights and measures.

  …公制度量衡的十进制体系。

• 7. 

  N-SING People sometimes refer to the government or administration of a country as the system. 政府

  例：

  These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.

  这些情绪可能促使人们试着去推翻政府。

• 8. 

  → see also ecosystem, immune system, nervous system, solar system, sound system