system/ˋsIstəm; ˈsIstəm or ˈsIstIm/n [C]1 a group of things or parts that work together 系统: an alarm system 警报系统your body's digestive system 人体的消化系统our new computer system 我们新的电脑系统the building's heating system 大楼的供暖系统2 a way of organizing or doing something 体制﹐制度﹔方法: +of a system of government 政体system for doing sth the system for electing a leader 领导人选举制度political/legal/education system 政治/司法/教育体制3 get sth out of your systeminformal to do something that gets rid of an unpleasant emotion【非正式】宣泄不快的情绪4 the systeminformal the rules and powerful organizations that restrict what you do【非正式】〔限制个人自由的〕现行体制﹐制度 IMMUNE SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM, OPERATING SYSTEM, SOLAR SYSTEM, SOUND SYSTEM