1 [C,U] the way that the parts of sth are put together or organized 结构;组织:
the political and social structure of a country国家的政治及社会结构the grammatical structures of a language语言的语法结构
2 [C] a building or sth that has been built or made from a number of parts 建筑物:
The old office block had been replaced by a modern glass structure. 旧办公大楼已由一座新式玻璃墙建筑物所代替。 ➔structural /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ||; ˈstrʌktʃərəl/ adj
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/ˈstrʌktʃə(r) ||; ˈstrʌktʃɚ/verb
[T] to arrange sth in an organized way 组织;安排:
a carefully-structured English course细心编排的英语课程
structure1/ˋstrʌktʃɚ; ˈstrʌktʃə/n 1 [C,U] the way in which the parts of something are put together or organized 结构﹐构造﹐组织: +of the structure of society 社会结构the structure of the company 公司架构the structure of an atom 原子结构2 [C] something that has been built 建筑物﹐结构体: a large wooden structure 一座大型木结构建筑
structure2v [T] to arrange something in a clear organized way [ organize ] 组织﹐安排: Students learn how to structure their essays. 学生学习如何组织文章的结构。
structurestructurestructuresstructuredstructuringnoun1(no plural) the way that something is made: We are studying the structure of a bird's wing.2(pluralstructures) a building or another thing that people have made with many parts: The new post office is a tall glass and brick structure.