system
noun uk/ˈsɪs.təm/ us/ˈsɪs.təm/
(SET)
B1 [ C ]（协同工作的）系统
a set of connected things or devices that operate together
a central heating system 中央供暖系统
B1 [ C ]（计算机）系统
a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose
The system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why. 系统老是崩溃，谁也不知道是为什么。
C2 [ C ]（人体的）系统
a set of organs or structures in the body that have a particular purpose
the immune system 免疫系统
the nervous system 神经系统
[ C ]人体的活动方式（尤指消化和排泄方式）
the way that the body works, especially the way that it digests food and passes out waste products
A run in the morning is good for the system - it wakes the body up and gets everything going. 晨跑对身体很好——它能唤醒整个身体，使各个部分运转起来。
- More examples
- Hot water circulates through the heating system.
- There appears to be a problem with the patient's respiratory system.
- A heavy fall of snow had disrupted the city's transport system.
- The accident was caused by the failure of the reactor's cooling system.
- Drink a lot of water to flush the toxins out of your system.
(METHOD)
B2 [ C ]方法，方式；体制，制度
a way of doing things
We'll have to develop a better filing system. 我们必须设计出一套适当的归档方法。
Under this system, many people were prevented from voting. 在这一体制下，很多人无法投票。
The legal system operates very differently in the US and Britain. 美国和英国的法制体系相去甚远。
B2 [ C ]（计算或度量衡）体系
a particular method of counting, measuring, or weighing things
the metric system of measuring and weighing 公制度量体系
[ U ] approving条理，体系
the intentional and organized use of a system
There doesn't seem to be any system to the books on these shelves - they're certainly not in alphabetical order. 这些架子上的书摆放得似乎没有任何条理——它们肯定不是按字母顺序放置的。
the systemdisapproving （不公平的）法律规定，现行体制，现有制度
unfair laws and rules that prevent people from being able to improve their situation
He has his own ways of beating the system, making sure that he has good relationships with influential people. 他对付当前的制度自有一套办法，就是和有权有势的人搞好关系。
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- After the trial, his family said they had lost all faith in the judicial system.
- Pregnant women are exempt from dental charges under the current health system.
- Do you understand the system of classification used in ornithology?
- The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate.
- The present tax system penalizes poor people.
Idiom
get something out of your systemidiom informal 发泄（尤指负面的欲望或情绪）
If you get something out of your system, you get rid of a wish or emotion, especially a negative one, by allowing yourself to express it.
I had a good cry and got it out of my system. 我大哭一场，痛快地发泄了一下。