n.
- 复数： institutions
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(大学、教会、银行等)(大型)机构 An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank.
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...the Institution of Civil Engineers...
土木工程学院
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Class size varies from one type of institution to another...
班级大小因院校类型而异。
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...banks and other financial institutions.
银行和其他金融机构
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(精神病院、孤儿院等)社会收容机构 An institution is a building where certain people are looked after, for example people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents.
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He was transferred to Shoal Creek Mental Institution for an indefinite period...
他被转到了肖尔溪精神病院，要在那里无限期地呆下去。
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Larry has been in an institution since he was four...
拉里从4岁起就一直生活在孤儿院。
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He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
20 世纪 30 年代末他探访了英国各种各样的服刑机构。
- Noun
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1. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- synonym： establishment
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2. an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
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3. a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society;
- "the institution of marriage"
- "the institution of slavery"
- "he had become an institution in the theater"
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4. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
- "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
- "the foundation of a new scientific society"
- "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
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5. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
法律
- 1.制度
- 2.事业单位
- 3.条例
- 4.体制
- 1. And may I make so bold as to ask what institution sponsored your husband's expedition?
- 我能否冒昧地问一下，是什么机构资助你丈夫的探险？
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood.
- 他捍卫了独身牧师制度。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Institution of such schools was geared to these needs.
- 这种学校的建立是与这些需要相配合的。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. My uncle has become quite an institution at the club!
- 我叔叔在俱乐部里已是颇有名气的人物了！
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. That old man in the park is a regular institution.
- 那老人是这公园的常客。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 6. The government built a charitable institution for the education of young children.
- 政府建立了一个儿童教育慈善机构。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 7. The institution of slavery was once widespread.
- 奴隶制度一度广为流行。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 8. They organized a benevolent institution to help the poor and disabled.
- 他们组织了一个慈善机构帮助穷人和残疾人。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
