structure

noun

1. 结构；构造
   the way in which the parts of sth are connected together, arranged or organized; a particular arrangement of parts
   1. the structure of the building
      这座建筑物的结构
   2. changes in the social and economic structure of society
      一个社会在社会结构和经济结构上的变化
   3. the grammatical structures of a language
      一种语言的语法结构
   4. a salary structure
      工资结构
2. 结构体；（尤指）建筑物
   a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building
   1. a stone/brick/wooden structure
      石 / 砖 / 木结构建筑物
3. 精心组织；周密安排；体系
   the state of being well organized or planned with all the parts linked together; a careful plan
   1. Your essay needs (a) structure.
      你这篇文章组织不好。

verb

1. 使形成体系；系统安排；精心组织
   to arrange or organize sth into a system or pattern
   1. How well does the teacher structure the lessons?
      老师对课程组织安排得如何？
   2. The exhibition is structured around the themes of work and leisure.
      展览是围绕工作与休闲的主题来布置的。
   3. Make use of the toys in structured group activities.
      在精心安排的分组活动中可以使用这些玩具。

1. N-VAR 结构;构造;组织
   The structure of something is the way in which it is made, built, or organized.
   1. The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children...
      弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。
   2. The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
      这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。
2. N-COUNT 结构体
   A structure is something that consists of parts connected together in an ordered way.
   1. The feet are highly specialised structures made up of 26 small delicate bones.
      脚的结构非常特殊，由 26 块细小的骨头组成。
3. N-COUNT 建筑物
   A structure is something that has been built.
   1. About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges...
      那些基金中大约有一半已被用来维修公路、公共建筑物和桥梁。
   2. The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.
      这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。
4. VERB 系统安排;精心组织;使形成体系
   If you structure something, you arrange it in a careful, organized pattern or system.
   1. By structuring the course this way, we're forced to produce something the companies think is valuable.
      这样制定发展规划后，我们不得不生产各公司认为有价值的东西。
5. See also: report structure

1. In many cases, the fee structure alone will exceed the tax benefits accrued.
   很多情况下，单是费用结构一项就会超过累积的税惠。
2. This plywood addition helps to strengthen the structure.
   多层胶合板有助于加固结构。
3. The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
   屋顶的支架倒塌了，全部重量都压到了天花板上。
4. The debate is broadening out to include questions about the structure of French education
   辩论的范围进一步扩大，将法国教育结构的问题也包括了进来。
5. Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture
   工程师们发现该建筑已经受潮腐蚀。
6. The theatre is a futuristic steel and glass structure.
   这家剧院是钢筋和玻璃结构的未来派建筑。
7. We asked ourselves what we wanted from our management structure and who we wanted to head it up.
   我们问自己，我们想要自己的管理结构做些什么，希望它由谁来领导。
8. Cage was an iconoclast. He refused to be bound by western musical traditions of harmony and structure.
   凯奇是个反传统的人。他拒绝接受西方有关和声和结构的音乐传统的束缚。
9. This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
   这整个快要散架的搭建物吊挂在一棵枝繁叶茂的大树的枝杈上。
10. The structure of our schools is now broadly in line with the major countries of the world
    我们的学校建构现在基本上与世界上主要国家的相一致了。
11. The course is modular in structure.
    该课程在结构上以单元划分。
12. The proposed new structure is notable not only for its height, but for its shape
    拟建的新建筑令人瞩目，不仅是因其高度，也因其外形。
13. The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems.
    这门课程旨在帮助学生了解当代政治与社会体制的结构。
14. The structure of the universe may not be reducible to a problem in physics.
    宇宙的构造或许并不能简化为一个物理问题。
15. Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
    撕裂的肌肉会收缩，丧失原来的力量、结构和紧实度。
16. The chronological sequence gives the book an element of structure.
    时间顺序让这本书有了一定的结构。
17. This structure must be stable.
    这一结构必须得很稳固。
18. The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children
    弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。
19. The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
    这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。
20. The feet are highly specialised structures made up of 26 small delicate bones.
    脚的结构非常特殊，由26块细小的骨头组成。
21. About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges
    那些基金中大约有一半已被用来维修公路、公共建筑物和桥梁。
22. The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.
    这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。
23. By structuring the course this way, we're forced to produce something the companies think is valuable.
    这样制定发展规划后，我们不得不生产各公司认为有价值的东西。
24. Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure
    通风管和电缆在这幢结构复杂的建筑物中穿过。
25. The Congress voted down a motion to change the union's structure
    国会投票否决了改变工会结构的动议。
26. The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested
    这一主张暴露了支撑他论点的论据结构的一个弱点。
27. The structure has an indefinite life.
    这是一座永久性的建筑物。
28. The architectural structure of the Temple of Heaven is unique.
    天坛的建筑结构很别致。
29. The oil-bearing structure of the new oil field has been verified.
    新油田的含油层结构已经探明。
30. Doctors study the structure of the human body.
    医生研究人体构造。

noun

1. a thing constructed
   1. the structure consisted of a series of arches
   2. she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons

   Synonym:    construction

2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
   1. artists must study the structure of the human body
   2. the structure of the benzene molecule

3. a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
   1. he has good bone structure

   Synonym:    anatomical structurecomplex body partbodily structurebody structure

4. the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
   1. his lectures have no structure

5. the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
   1. the social organization of England and America is very different
   2. sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family

   Synonym:    social organizationsocial organisationsocial structuresocial system

verb

1. give a structure to
   1. I need to structure my days