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单词 system
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systemnoun

uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/

system noun (SET)

B1 [ C ] a set of connected things or devices that operate together:

a central heating system

B1 [ C ] a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose:

The system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why.

C2 [ C ] a set of organs or structures in the body that have a particular purpose:

the immune system
the nervous system

[ C ] the way that the body works, especially the way that it digests food and passes out waste products:

A run in the morning is good for the system - it wakes the body up and gets everything going.

More examples

  • Hot water circulates through the heating system.
  • There appears to be a problem with the patient's respiratory system.
  • A heavy fall of snow had disrupted the city's transport system.
  • The accident was caused by the failure of the reactor's cooling system.
  • Drink a lot of water to flush the toxins out of your system.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Classifying and creating order

  • alphabetize
  • arrange
  • arrangement
  • catalogue
  • categorize
  • format
  • organization
  • precedence
  • prioritize
  • put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
  • range
  • reconstruct
  • rejig
  • stream
  • tick sth off
  • topology
  • track
  • tracking
  • triage
  • umbrella

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Computer concepts
Substances & structures in the body
The body

system noun (METHOD)

B2 [ C ] a way of doing things:

We'll have to develop a better filing system.
Under this system, many people were prevented from voting.
The legal system operates very differently in the US and Britain.

B2 [ C ] a particular method of counting, measuring, or weighing things:

the metric system of measuring and weighing

[ U ] approving the intentional and organized use of a system:

There doesn't seem to be any system to the books on these shelves - they're certainly not in alphabetical order.
the system disapproving

unfair laws and rules that prevent people from being able to improve their situation:

He has his own ways of beating the system, making sure that he has good relationships with influential people.

More examples

  • After the trial, his family said they had lost all faith in the judicial system.
  • Pregnant women are exempt from dental charges under the current health system.
  • Do you understand the system of classification used in ornithology?
  • The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate.
  • The present tax system penalizes poor people.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Ways of achieving things

  • a means to an end idiom
  • actively
  • another
  • approach
  • avenue
  • basis
  • fair
  • jump
  • mean
  • medium
  • mixed media
  • modality
  • modus operandi
  • one way or another idiom
  • one-handed
  • resort
  • vein
  • what's the drill for sth? idiom
  • whereby
  • workings

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Classifying and creating order
Measuring & weighing
Rules & laws

Idiom(s)

get sth out of your system

systemnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈsɪstəm/us

a particular set of actions for doing something:

They designed a system that tracks results.
a system for (doing) sth The bank has streamlined systems for switching accounts.
a system of (doing) sth The core of the fraud was a system of double billing.
a complaints/tax/trading system
The quota system limits the volumes of clothing that China can ship to the US.

a group of organizations that work together for a particular purpose, or have similar activities:

the criminal justice system
the legal/financial system
Countries with better banking systems should have easier access to money at lower interest rates than those that do not.

MEASURES a particular method of counting, measuring, or weighing things:

the metric system

a set of connected machines, etc. that operate together:

They design and build solar electric systems.
We need to install a sprinkler system.

IT a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose:

At the moment, the company spends around €1million a year on its IT systems.
I can't process the order right now because our systems are down.
You need a password to get onto the system.

See also

accounting system
computer system
decision support system
digital nervous system
disk operating system
economic system
environmental management system
expert system
filing system
fixed instalment system
the Hay system
hub-and-spoke system
human resource information system
imputation system
information system
kanban
legal system
management information system
manufacturing information system
monetary system
open system
operating system
pull system
push system
reward system
strategic information system
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