system
['sɪs.təm] noun
SET 一套
ESSENTIAL countable
■a set of connected things or devices which operate together （协同工作的）系统•a central-heating system中央暖气系统 ESSENTIAL countable
■a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose （电脑）系统•The system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why.系统老是故障，谁也不知道是甚么原因。 ADVANCED countable
■a set of organs or structures in the body which have a particular purpose （人体的）系统•the immune system免疫系统 •the nervous system神经系统 countable
■the way that the body works, especially the way that it digests and passes out waste products 人体的活动方式（尤指消化和排泄方式）•A run in the morning is good for the system - it wakes the body up and gets everything going.晨跑对身体很有益——它能唤醒整个身体，使各个部分开始运作。
['sɪs.təm] noun
METHOD 方法
ESSENTIAL countable
■a way of doing things 方法，方式；体制，制度•We'll have to work out a proper filing system.我们必须设计出一套适当的归档方法。 •Under our education system, you're supposed to be able to choose the type of schooling that your child receives.在我们的教育体制下，你应该可以为孩子选择出适当的学校教育。 •The legal system operates very differently in the US and Britain.美国和英国的法制体系相差甚远。 ADVANCED countable
■a particular method of counting, measuring or weighing things （计算或度量衡）体系•the metric system of measuring and weighing公制量度体系 uncountable approving
■the intentional and organized use of a system 条理，体系•There doesn't seem to be any system to the books on these shelves - they're certainly not in alphabetical order.这些书架上的书似乎摆放得很没条理——它们必定不是按字母顺序摆放。 the system disapproving
■unfair laws and rules that prevent people from being able to improve their situation （不公平的）法律规定，现行体制，现有制度•He has his own ways of beating the system, making sure that he has good relationships with influential people.他自有一套作法应付当前的制度，就是和有权势的人打好关系。
['sɪs.təm] noun
get sth out of your system informal ADVANCED
■If you get something out of your system, you get rid of a wish or emotion, especially a negative one, by allowing yourself to express it 发泄（尤指负面的欲望或情绪）•I had a really good shout at him this morning and got it out of my system.今天早上我对着他大吼大叫，痛快地发泄。 |