code
noun uk/kəʊd/ us/koʊd/
(LANGUAGE)
B2 [ C or U ]密码;代号;代码
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form
The message was written in code. 电报是用密码写的。
She managed to decipher/break/crack (= succeed in understanding) the code. 她成功地破译了密码。
Each entry in this dictionary has a grammar code. 这本词典的每个词条都有一个语法标记。
- More examples
- She ran her code through the compiler.
- They cracked the code and read the secret message.
- Each person's genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.
- The enemy were unable to break the code .
- We realized that his message was some kind of code.
(RULES)
C1 [ C ]法典;法规
a set of rules that are accepted as general principles, or a set of written rules that say how people in a particular organization or country should behave
Clinics will be subject to a new code of conduct and stronger controls by local authorities. 诊所将要遵守新的行业规范，并受到地方当局更有力的掌控。
[ C ]行为准则;规范;规矩
a set of principles that are accepted and used by society or a particular group of people
a moral code 道德规范
a code of behaviour/ethics 行为／道德准则
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- The club has a strict code of conduct.
- Members must conform to a strict dress code.
- Most evenings there's a party and the dress code is strict - black tie only.
- He said he was bound by a scientist's code of ethics.
- Newspaper editors have agreed a new code of practice on the invasion of privacy.
(GENES)
[ C or U ] medical specialized（DNA中遗传物质的）编码
an arrangement of genetic material in DNA (= the chemical that carries genetic information in cells)
genetic codes 基因编码
code
verb [ T ] uk/kəʊd/ us/koʊd/
把…译成密码;用密码写
to represent a message in code so that it can only be understood by the person who is meant to receive it