1 [C,U] a system of words, letters, numbers, etc that are used instead of the real letters or words to make a message or information secret 密码:
They managed to break/crack the enemy code(= find out what it means).他们成功地破译了敌方密码。They wrote letters to each other in code.他们用密码通信。☞Look at decode. 参看decode。
2 [C] a group of numbers, letters, etc that is used for identifying sth 代号;代码:
What's the code(= the telephone number)for Stockholm?斯德哥尔摩的电话代号是什么?☞Look at bar code. 参看bar code。
3 [C] a set of rules for behaviour 守则;法规:
a code of practice(= a set of standards agreed and accepted by a particular profession)专业守则the Highway Code(= the rules for driving on the roads)公路法规
4 [U] (computing计算机技术) instructions used to form computer programs 代码(用于构建计算机程序):
segments of code代码段
code²
/kəʊd ||; kod/verb[T]
1 (also encode) to put or write sth in code¹(1) 用密码写出;编成代号:
coded messages密码信息 [OPP] decode 反义词为decode
2 to use a particular system for identifying things (用某系统)识别,分类:
The files are colour-coded: blue for Europe, green for Africa.这些档案按颜色分类:蓝色代表欧洲,绿色代表非洲。
3 (computing计算机技术) to write a computer program by putting one system of numbers, words and symbols into another system 以代码编制计算机程序