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