2N-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
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。
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。
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。
3N-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
1large organization大型組織ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTITUTION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤central, large, major核心/大型/主要機構◇the central institutions of the nation's constitution這個國家政體的中央機構➤powerful強大的機構▸➤established已確立的機構▸➤existing現有機構◇They argue for the reform of existing political institutions.他們主張對現有政治機構進行改革。➤traditional傳統機構➤elite, prestigious, venerable最有名氣的/有聲望的/久負盛名的機構◇The College is one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the country.這家學院是該國最知名的醫學院校之一。➤public公共機構▸➤private私人機構▸➤government, governmental, state政府機構;國家機構▸➤international, national國際/全國性機構▸➤local當地機構▸➤democratic民主團體➤for-profit, non-profit營利性/非營利性機構▸➤academic, education, educational, higher-education, higher educational, research學術機構;教育機構;高等教育機構;研究機構◇cultural institutions such as the Danish Institute丹麥研究所之類的文化機構➤banking, economic, financial, lending銀行/經濟/金融/貸款機構➤administrative, charitable, cultural, legal, military, political, religious管理/慈善/文化/法律/軍事/政治/宗教機構VERB + INSTITUTION➤build, create, found建立/創建/創立機構◇We need to create institutions that benefit our community.我們需要創建一些有益於我們社區的機構。➤reform改革機構◇They are studying ways to reform government institutions.他們正在研究改革政府機構的方法。➤attend就學於機構◇young people who attend higher-education institutions就學於高等院校的年輕人PREPOSITION➤at a/the institution在機構◇a course at an institution of higher education一所高等院校的一門課程➤in institution, within institution在機構內◇examination procedures within educational institutions教育機構內部的考試程序➡ note at organization(for verbs)institution
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2building for people with special needs福利機構ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTITUTION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤mental精神病院➤correctional, penal管教/刑罰機構➤state (NAmE) 國家收容機構◇He was released from the state institution where he had been confined for four years.他獲釋離開了那個關了他 4 年的國立收容所。VERB + INSTITUTION➤build建立機構◇The state built institutions for those who were considered insane.國家為那些被認定精神不正常的人建立了收容機構。➤be admitted to, be placed in被福利機構收容;被安置進福利機構◇Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an institution.許多患有痴呆症的人寧願留在家裏也不願被送進福利院。➤be kept in被留在福利機構PREPOSITION➤at institution, in institution在福利機構中◇patients in mental institutions精神病院裏的病人➤institution for為⋯設立的機構◇an institution for mentally ill offenders為患有精神病的違法者設立的精神病院institution
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3custom風俗ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTITUTIONADJECTIVE➤national民族風俗◇Football is a national institution in this country.足球是這個國家的一種文化。➤cultural, economic, legal, political, religious, social文化習俗;經濟制度;法律制度;政治制度;宗教習俗;社會習俗◇cultural institutions such as religious and legal codes教規和法律規範之類的文化習俗➤mainstream主流習俗◇These values are embedded in mainstream social institutions.這些價值觀滲入到了主流社會習俗之中。➤sacred神聖的傳統◇He claimed this threatened 'the sacred institution of marriage'.他聲稱此舉威脅了“神聖的婚姻傳統”。VERB + INSTITUTION➤threaten, undermine, weaken威脅/破壞/削弱習俗◇These changes threaten some of our most cherished institutions.這些變化威脅到一些我們最為珍視的習俗。➤strengthen強化習俗➤preserve, protect維護/保護習俗◇American laws once protected the institution of slavery.美國的法律曾經保護過奴隸制。
institution noun ⇨institution (a mental institution)⇨organization (financial institutions)institution
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institution ♦︎ home ♦︎ orphanageThese words all mean a place where people who cannot care for themselves live and are cared for by others.这些词均表示社会福利机构、收容所。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in an institution / a home / an orphanage◆to live in an institution / a home / an orphanage◆to move to an institution / a home■institutionˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn; NAmEˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn [countable] (sometimesdisapproving) a building where people with special needs live and are taken care of, for example because they are old or mentally ill慈善机构;社会福利机构◆They had him committed to a mental institution.他们把他送进了精神病院。◆We want this to be like a home, not an institution.我们希望这里像个家,而不像收容所。■home [countable] a place where people who cannot care for themselves live and are cared for by others养老院;养育院◆She had to move to a residential care home when her health deteriorated.她的健康状况恶化后不得不住进一所安养院。◆She has lived in a home since she was six.她从六岁起就在保育院生活。ⓘ This meaning of home is used in a number of compounds, including children's home, retirement home, old people's home (in British English only) and nursing home(= for people, especially older people, who need medical care as well as personal care). * home的这一意义用在一些复合词中,包括children's home(儿童福利院)、retirement home(退休疗养院)、old people's home(养老院,仅用于英式英语)和nursing home(疗养院)。■orphanageˈɔːfənɪdʒ; NAmEˈɔːrfənɪdʒ [countable] a home for children whose parents are dead or otherwise unable to care for them孤儿院◆My sister and I were adopted from an orphanage.姐姐和我都是从孤儿院领养的。ⓘ Orphanage is usually used to talk about institutions in poorer countries or in the past. In richer countries these institutions are now usually called children's homes or residential care homes. * orphanage通常指较贫穷国家的或昔日的孤儿院。较富裕国家的此类机构现在通常称作children's home或residential care home。