1 [C,U] the way that the parts of sth are put together or organized 结构；组织: the political and social structure of a country 国家的政治及社会结构the grammatical structures of a language 语言的语法结构

2 [C] a building or sth that has been built or made from a number of parts 建筑物: The old office block had been replaced by a modern glass structure. 旧办公大楼已由一座新式玻璃墙建筑物所代替。 ➔structural /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ||; ˈstrʌktʃərəl/ adj