code
/kəud; kod/ n
1 [C, U] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词)
(a) (system of) words, letters, symbols, etc that represent others, used for secret messages or for presenting or recording information briefly 密码; 暗号; 代码; 代号; 电码: a letter in code 密码信
break/crack (ie decipher) a code 解译[破译]密码
a `post-code/`postal code.
(b) (system of) pre-arranged signals used to send messages by machine 用机器传送的信号（的系统）: ,Morse `code.
2 [C] set of instructions for programming a computer 编码（计算机编制程序的成套指令）.
3 [C]
(a) set of laws or rules arranged in a system （系统编排的）法律, 规章, 章程, 法典: the penal `code 刑法
the highway `code 公路法规.
(b) set of moral principles accepted by society or a group of people 道德准则
a code of be`haviour/`honour 行为[社交礼仪]准则
a code of `practice, ie a set of professional standards agreed on by members of a particular profession 行业规则. code, v [Tn]
put or write (sth) in code 将（某事物）编成或写成密码、 代码或电码等
coded messages 用密码编写的信息.