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单词 code
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codenoun

uk/kəʊd/us/koʊd/

code noun (LANGUAGE)

B2 [ C or U ] a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form:

The message was written in code.
She managed to decipher/break/crack (= succeed in understanding) the code.
Each entry in this dictionary has a grammar code.

More examples

  • She ran her code through the compiler.
  • They cracked the code and read the secret message.
  • Each person's genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.
  • The enemy were unable to break the code .
  • We realized that his message was some kind of code.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Codes & decoding

  • cipher
  • code word
  • coded
  • cryptography
  • cypher
  • decipher
  • decode
  • decrypt
  • encode
  • encrypt
  • passcode
  • QR code
  • scramble
  • scrambler
  • unscramble

code noun (RULES)

C1 [ C ] a set of rules that are accepted as general principles, or a set of written rules that say how people in a particular organization or country should behave:

Clinics will be subject to a new code of conduct and stronger controls by local authorities.

[ C ] a set of principles that are accepted and used by society or a particular group of people:

a moral code
a code of behaviour/ethics

More examples

  • The club has a strict code of conduct.
  • Members must conform to a strict dress code.
  • Most evenings there's a party and the dress code is strict - black tie only.
  • He said he was bound by a scientist's code of ethics.
  • Newspaper editors have agreed a new code of practice on the invasion of privacy.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Rules & laws

  • black codes
  • bylaw
  • canon
  • case law
  • common law
  • cyberlaw
  • dead letter
  • diktat
  • dos
  • edict
  • equal protection
  • international law
  • leash law
  • licensing laws
  • mandatory
  • red tape
  • retroactive
  • rule
  • statute
  • statutory

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Morality and rules of behaviour

code noun (GENES)

specialized medical [ C or U ] an arrangement of genetic material in DNA (= the chemical that carries genetic information in cells):

genetic codes

codeverb [ T ]

uk/kəʊd/us/koʊd/

to represent a message in code so that it can only be understood by the person who is meant to receive it

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Codes & decoding

  • cipher
  • code word
  • coded
  • cryptography
  • cypher
  • decipher
  • decode
  • decrypt
  • encode
  • encrypt
  • passcode
  • QR code
  • scramble
  • scrambler
  • unscramble
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