新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

institution

英  [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən]
    
美  [-ˈtuː-]

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • institutions

    1[C 可数名词] 机构

    An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank.

    双语例句

    例:

    financial institutions.

    金融机构。

    例:

    the Institution of Civil Engineers.

    土木工程师协会。

    例:

    Class size varies from one type of institution to another.

    不同类型院校的班级规模不同。

    2[C 可数名词] 社会福利机构

    An institution is a building where certain people are cared for, such as people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents.

    双语例句

    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[C 可数名词] 习俗 , 制度

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    I believe in the institution of marriage.

    我相信婚姻制度。

    4[U 不可数名词] 建立

    The institution of a new system is the act of starting it or bringing it in.

    双语例句

    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。

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