1 N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (大学、教会、银行等)(大型)机构 An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank. (大学、教会、银行等)(大型)机构
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...the Institution of Civil Engineers.
土木工程学院
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Class size varies from one type of institution to another.
班级大小因院校类型而异。
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...banks and other financial institutions.
银行和其他金融机构
SYN establishment, body, centre, school
2 N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (精神病院、孤儿院等)社会收容机构 An institution is a building where certain people are looked after, for example people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents. (精神病院、孤儿院等)社会收容机构
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He was transferred to Shoal Creek Mental Institution for an indefinite period.
他被转到了肖尔溪精神病院，要在那里无限期地呆下去。
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Larry has been in an institution since he was four.
拉里从4岁起就一直生活在孤儿院。
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He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
20 世纪 30 年代末他探访了英国各种各样的服刑机构。
3 N-COUNT 习俗;制度 An institution is a custom or system that is considered an important or typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time. 习俗;制度
SYN custom, practice, tradition, law
4 N-UNCOUNT 建立;设立;制定 The institution of a new system is the act of starting it or bringing it in. 建立;设立;制定
SYN creation, introduction, establishment, investment
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