structures

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR The structure of something is the way in which it is made, built, or organized. 結構
The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children. 弗洛伊德的病人們的典型家庭結構包括一對父母和兩個孩子。
2. N-COUNT A structure is something that consists of parts connected together in an ordered way. 結構體
The feet are highly specialized structures made up of 26 small delicate bones. 腳是非常特殊的、由26塊細小骨頭組成的結構體。
3. N-COUNT A structure is something that has been built. 建筑物
About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures, and bridges. 那些資金中大約一半用于維修公路、建筑物和橋梁。
4. V-T If you structure something, you arrange it in a careful, organized pattern or system. 精心安排; 系統(tǒng)組織
By structuring the course this way, we're forced to produce something the companies think is valuable. 通過這樣精心安排進程，我們不得不生產(chǎn)出公司認為有價值的東西。