institution /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT/N-IN-NAMES An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank. 机构

  例：

  ...financial institutions.

  …金融机构。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT/N-IN-NAMES An institution is a building where certain people are cared for, such as people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents. 社会福利机构

  例：

  Larry has been in an institution since he was four.

  拉里从4岁起就在孤儿院生活。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An institution is a custom or system that is considered an important or typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time. 习俗; 制度

  例：

  I believe in the institution of marriage.

  我相信婚姻制度。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT The institution of a new system is the act of starting it or bringing it in. 建立

  例：

  There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania.

  阿尔巴尼亚从来就没有正式建立过审查制度。