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| 1 | C/U a system of words, numbers, or signs used for sending secret messages. To put a message into code is to encode it , and to translate it back from code is to decode it 密码，代码 |
| in code The message was written in code. 这封信是用密码写的。 |
| crack/break a code (=discover how it works) She worked at Bletchley Park, where they cracked the Enigma codes. 破译密码 |
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| 2 | C a set of rules about how something should be done or how people should behave 准则；规范；行为规则 |
| Even criminals have their own code of honour. 即使罪犯也有他们自己的荣誉准则。 |
| penal/criminal code (=the set of laws about crimes and punishment) The death penalty is no longer allowed under France’ s penal code. 刑法 |
| code of conduct/practice Managers are expected to comply with the company’ s code of conduct. 经理们应该遵守公司的行为规范。 |
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| 3 | C a set of numbers or letters that gives information about something , for example by showing what it is or when it was made 代码；代号 |
| The shirt comes in eight colours, each identified by a two-letter code. 衬衣总共有8种颜色，每种都用两个字母的代码标识。 |
| Write the order code in this box. 在这个箱子上写上顺序编号。 |
| | 3a | the first part of a telephone number that shows where someone lives . The area code tells you the town or district , and the international code is used when calling from another country . （电话号码的）区号 | |
| | 3b | a set of numbers that allows you to open a lock or door or turn off an alarm （开锁、开门或关报警器的）密码 | | punch in/key in/enter a code She punched in a five-digit security code. 她输入一个5位数的密码。 | |
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| 4 | C/U computing a set of instructions that a computer can understand 指令代码；编码 |
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| 5 | singular a complicated system of rules, relationships, or instructions （规则、关系或指令的）复杂系统 |
| the genetic code 基因密码 |
| Words frequently used with code | | code 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | breach, break, comply with, contravene, keep to, | 2 | | | |
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