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institution

英  [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən]
    
美  [-ˈtuː-]

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • institutions

    1. [C 可数名词] 机构

    An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank.

    近义词

    organization , establishment

    双语例句

    例：

    financial institutions.

    金融机构。

    例：

    the Institution of Civil Engineers.

    土木工程师协会。

    例：

    Class size varies from one type of institution to another.

    不同类型院校的班级规模不同。

    2. [C 可数名词] 社会福利机构

    An institution is a building where certain people are cared for, such as people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents.

    双语例句

    例：

    Larry has been in an institution since he was four.

    拉里从4岁起就在孤儿院生活。

    3. [C 可数名词] 习俗 , 制度

    An institution is a custom or system that is considered an important or typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time.

    双语例句

    例：

    I believe in the institution of marriage.

    我相信婚姻制度。

    4. [U 不可数名词] 建立

    The institution of a new system is the act of starting it or bringing it in.

    双语例句

    例：

    There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania.

    阿尔巴尼亚从来就没有正式建立过审查制度。

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