英语词汇“structure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

structurestructure1 /ˈstrʌktʃɚ/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun

ETYMOLOGYstructure¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin structura act of building, from struere to make into a pile, build

COLLOCATIONS► social/political/economic structure

changes in the traditional political structure

► power structure

challenges to the existing power structure (=the way society gives power to particular people)

1HOW THINGS ARE CONNECTED [countable, uncountable] the way in which the parts of something are connected with each other and form a whole: good sentence structure The cells have a similar structure.2BUILDING [countable] something that has been built, especially something large such as a building or bridge: a large glass and concrete structure3RELATIONSHIPS [countable, uncountable] the way in which relationships between people or groups are organized in a society or in an organization: the structure of society a new management structuresocial/political/economic structure changes in the traditional political structure challenges to the existing power structure (=the way society gives power to particular people)4ORGANIZED SITUATION [countable, uncountable] the condition of having ideas, activities, etc. that are carefully organized and planned: Children need structure and stability.5something THAT FORMS [countable] science, biology something that forms or grows naturally, especially a part of a person, animal, or plant: bony structures in the arm[Origin: 1400–1500 Latin structura act of building, from struere to make into a pile, build]

noun | verb

structurestructure2 ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

structure

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	structure
	he, she, it	structures
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	structured
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have structured
	he, she, it	has structured
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had structured
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will structure
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have structured

Continuous Form
Present	I	am structuring
	he, she, it	is structuring
	you, we, they	are structuring
Past	I, he, she, it	was structuring
	you, we, they	were structuring
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been structuring
	he, she, it	has been structuring
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been structuring
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be structuring
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been structuring

to arrange the different parts of something into a pattern or system in which each part is connected to the others: He still has not decided how to structure the business.