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单词 structure
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
struc•ture /ˈstrʌktʃɚ/USA pronunciation   n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 
  1. the way or manner in which something is constructed:[uncountable]the structure of the building.
  2. the manner in which the elements or parts of anything are organized:[uncountable]the structure of proteins.
  3. something constructed, as a building or bridge:[countable]a huge structure overlooking the town square.
  4. [countable] anything composed of organized parts.

v. [+ object]
  1. to give a structure to;
    organize:to structure a company.
See -stru-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
struc•ture  (strukchər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 
  1. mode of building, construction, or organization;
    arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents:a pyramidal structure.
  2. something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam.
  3. a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part:the structure of modern science.
  4. anything composed of parts arranged together in some way;
    an organization.
  5. Fine Art, Literature, Poetrythe relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature:the structure of a poem.
  6. [Biol.]mode of organization;
    construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs.
  7. Geology
    • the attitude of a bed or stratum or of beds or strata of sedimentary rocks, as indicated by the dip and strike.
    • the coarser composition of a rock, as contrasted with its texture.
  8. Biology, Chemistry[Chem.]the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, esp. in organic chemistry where molecular arrangement is represented by a diagram or model.
  9. Sociology
    • the system or complex of beliefs held by members of a social group.
    • the system of relations between the constituent groups of a society.
    • the relationship between or the interrelated arrangement of the social institutions of a society or culture, as of mores, marriage customs, or family.
    • the pattern of relationships, as of status or friendship, existing among the members of a group or society.
  10. Linguisticsthe pattern of organization of a language as a whole or of arrangements of linguistic units, as phonemes, morphemes or tagmemes, within larger units.

v.t. 
  1. to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to;
    construct a systematic framework for.
  • Latin structūra, equivalent. to struct(us) (past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure
  • late Middle English 1400–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged system, form, configuration.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See building. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
structure /ˈstrʌktʃə/ n
  1. a complex construction or entity
  2. the arrangement and interrelationship of parts in a construction, such as a building
  3. the manner of construction or organization
  4. the arrangement of atoms in a molecule of a chemical compound
  5. the way in which a mineral, rock, rock mass or stratum, etc, is made up of its component parts
vb
  1. (transitive) to impart a structure to
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin structūra, from struere to build
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