system
/ˈsɪstəm/noun
1
- a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular一套相连的事物（或组成复杂整体的部分）, 尤指：
1.1
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network系统：
the state railway system
国家铁路系统
fluid is pushed through a system of pipes or channels.
流体在推动力的作用下通过管道系统。
1.2
- Physiology a set of organs in the body with a common structure or function【生理】（身体内由具有共同结构或功能的器官组成的）系统：
the digestive system.
消化系统。
1.3
- the human or animal body as a whole（人, 动物）身体：
you need to get the cholesterol out of your system.
你需要把体内的胆固醇排出来。
1.4
- Computing a group of related hardware units or programs or both, especially when dedicated to a single application【计算机】系统。
1.5
- Geology (in chronostratigraphy) a major range of strata that corresponds to a period in time, subdivided into series【地质】（年代地层学用语）系。
1.6
- Astronomy a group of celestial objects connected by their mutual attractive forces, especially moving in orbits about a center【天文】系：
the system of bright stars known as the Gould Belt.
称为谷德带的亮星系。
1.7
- short for CRYSTAL SYSTEM.CRYSTAL SYSTEM的简称。
2
- a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method制度; 体制：
a multiparty system of government
多党制政府
the public-school system.
公学体制。
2.1
- mass noun orderliness; method条理; 秩序; 方法：
there was no system at all in the company.
在公司里根本没有任何秩序可言。
2.2
- a method of choosing one's procedure in gambling下赌注法。
2.3
- a set of rules used in measurement or classification（度量, 分类中的）方法（或规则）：
the metric system.
米制。
2.4
the system
the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent（尤指被看做是压迫桎梏性的）现行政治（或社会）体制, 制度：don't try bucking the system.
不要试图反对现行体制了。
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- Music a set of staves in a musical score joined by a brace【乐】用弧线连为一体的谱表。
短语
get something out of one's system
- informal get rid of a preoccupation or anxiety〈非正式〉消除疲劳（或烦恼）：
yelling is an ace way of getting stress out of your system.
大声叫喊是消除心头压力的一种有效方法。
派生词
systemless
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- 'with' + histanai 'set up'.