code是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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 -- 密码；代号；代码

  • 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。

• 1 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 -- 法典；法规

  • 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。

  • a moral code 道德规范

  • a code of behaviour/ethics 行为／道德准则

• 2 an arrangement of genetic material in DNA (= the chemical that carries genetic information in cells) -- （DNA中遗传物质的）编码

  • genetic codes 基因编码

• 3 to represent a message in code so that it can only be understood by the person who is meant to receive it -- 把…译成密码；用密码写