code
- IPA[kəʊd]
英式
- a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy；a phrase or concept used to represent another in an indirect way
- convert (the words of a message) into a code so as to convey a secret meaning；express the meaning of (a statement) in an indirect way
verb: code, 3rd person present: codes, gerund or present participle: coding, past tense: coded, past participle: coded
noun: code, plural noun: codes
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy the Americans cracked their diplomatic code messages written in code 同義詞
- ▪ a phrase or concept used to represent another in an indirect way ‘We'll catch up soon’ is usually a code for ‘I'm not that into you’
- ▪ a series of letters, numbers, or symbols assigned to something for the purposes of classification or identification each box had a label with the code SC 90
- ▪ short for dialling code
- 2. program instructions assembly code
- 3. a systematic collection of laws or statutes a revision of the penal code 同義詞
- ▪ a set of conventions or moral principles governing behaviour in a particular sphere a strict dress code a stern code of honour 同義詞
動詞
- 1. convert (the words of a message) into a code so as to convey a secret meaning only Mitch knew how to read the message—even the name was coded
- ▪ express the meaning of (a statement) in an indirect way they code their language when talking to the general public
- ▪ assign a code to (something) for purposes of classification or identification she coded the samples and sent them for dissection
- 2. write code for (a computer program) most developers code C + + like C I no longer actively code in PHP
- 3. be the genetic code for (an amino acid or protein) genes that code for human growth hormone
- ▪ be the genetic determiner of (a characteristic) one pair of homologous chromosomes codes for eye colour
