structure

noun

1. a thing constructed
a complex entity constructed of many parts

e.g. the structure consisted of a series of arches
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons

Synonym: construction

2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

e.g. artists must study the structure of the human body
the structure of the benzene molecule

3. a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

e.g. he has good bone structure

Synonym: anatomical structurecomplex body partbodily structurebody structure

4. the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

e.g. his lectures have no structure

5. the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

e.g. the social organization of England and America is very different
sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family

Synonym: social organizationsocial organisationsocial structuresocial system

verb

1. give a structure to

e.g. I need to structure my days

1. 结构;构造;组织
The structure of something is the way in which it is made, built, or organized.

structure什么意思

e.g. The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children...
弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。
e.g. The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。

2. 结构体
A structure is something that consists of parts connected together in an ordered way.

e.g. The feet are highly specialised structures made up of 26 small delicate bones.
脚的结构非常特殊，由 26 块细小的骨头组成。

3. 建筑物
A structure is something that has been built.

e.g. About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges...
那些基金中大约有一半已被用来维修公路、公共建筑物和桥梁。
e.g. The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.
这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。

4. 系统安排;精心组织;使形成体系
If you structure something, you arrange it in a careful, organized pattern or system.

e.g. By structuring the course this way, we're forced to produce something the companies think is valuable.
这样制定发展规划后，我们不得不生产各公司认为有价值的东西。

5. see also: report structure

1. 建筑物：房屋(Building)是指土地上的房屋(Building)等建筑物(Structure)及构筑物. 在市场经济条件下,房地产市场日益活跃,企业持有的房地产除了用作自身管理、生产经营活动场所和对外销售之外,出现了将房地产用于赚取租金或增值收益的活动,

2. structure

2. 构造：李晓峰副研究员主要从事矿床地质和地球化学的研究工作,致力于成矿系统的构造(tectonic)-构造(structure) -空间(space) -时间(time)研究,在剪切带型金矿、岩浆-热液流体成矿作用以及成矿流体的示踪等方面做出了一系列的重要成果.