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code /kəʊd/ (coding,coded,codes)

1. N-COUNT A code is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done. 法典; 法规
...Article 159 of the state's penal code. …该国刑法第159条。
2. N-COUNT A code is a system of replacing the words in a message with other words or symbols, so that nobody can understand it unless they know the system. 密码; 代码[also 'in' N]
They used elaborate secret codes, as when the names of trees stood for letters. 他们用的是精心设计的密码，用树木的名称代表字母。
3. N-COUNT A code is a group of numbers or letters which is used to identify something, such as a mailing address or part of a telephone system. 编号
Callers dialling the wrong area code will not get through. 打电话的人拨错区号时电话就接不通。
4. N-COUNT A code is any system of signs or symbols that has a meaning. 代码
It will need other chips to reconvert the digital code back into normal TV signals. 需要用其他芯片把数字代码重新转换成普通的电视信号。
5. N-COUNT The genetic code of a person, animal, or plant is the information contained in DNA which determines the structure and function of cells, and the inherited characteristics of all living things. 遗传密码
Scientists provided the key to understanding the genetic code that determines every bodily feature. 科学家们提供了线索来了解决定每个身体特征的遗传密码。
6. V-T To code something means to give it a code or to mark it with its code. 编码
He devised a way of coding every statement uniquely. 他设计出一种把每句话进行独特编码的方法。
7. N-UNCOUNT Computer code is a system or language for expressing information and instructions in a form which can be understood by a computer. (电子计算机的) 编码[计算机]
She began writing software code at the age of nine. 她9岁就开始写软件编码。
8. →see also bar code , postcode , zip code

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剑桥词典

code noun (LANGUAGE)

She ran her code through the compiler .
They cracked the code and read the secret message .
Each person's genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins .
The enemy were unable to break the code .
We realized that his message was some kind of code.

code noun (RULES)

The club has a strict code of conduct .
Members must conform to a strict dress code.
Most evenings there's a party and the dress code is strict - black tie only.
He said he was bound by a scientist's code of ethics .
Newspaper editors have agreed a new code of practice on the invasion of privacy .

code noun (GENES)