{ "term": "system", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an organized set of ideas or theories or a particular way of doing something", "sensetop": "system for doing somethingsystem of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "reform of the country's **education system**" }, { "text": "the **criminal justice system**" }, { "text": "the **healthcare system**" }, { "text": "the **legal/financial/political system**" }, { "text": "**Systems** are **in place** for dealing with complaints.", "contextForm": "system for doing something" }, { "text": "a system of government", "contextForm": "system of something" }, { "text": "How is the system organized?" }, { "text": "The game has a complex scoring system." }, { "text": "Under the new system, all children will be monitored by a senior social worker." }, { "text": "This system allows you to study at your own speed." }, { "text": "Fortunately the class system is not as rigid as it once was." }, { "text": "The law applies to schools within the state system." }, { "text": "The country's economic system is close to collapse." }, { "text": "The governor referred to a prison system that was bankrupt of compassion." }, { "text": "They have a modern and efficient healthcare system." }, { "text": "They introduced a democratic parliamentary system in the 1980s." }, { "text": "He played the legal system to his own advantage." }, { "text": "the need to modernize the judicial system" }, { "text": "The justice system is based on just one or two fundamental principles." }, { "text": "a backlog of cases clogging up the system" }, { "text": "Once your systems are in place you can concentrate on the main focus of your business." }, { "text": "The new system is designed to eliminate fraud." }, { "text": "We need to re-examine the systems we are currently using." }, { "text": "The so-called reforms merely perpetuate an unjust system." }, { "text": "They devised an appropriate system for presenting the required information." }, { "text": "There is a national system for exchanging essential information." }, { "text": "We are implementing a new system of stock control." }, { "text": "Our system of granting visas is unnecessarily complicated." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["current", "existing", "modern"], "verb + system": ["build", "create", "design"], "system + verb": [ "exist", "be based on something", "rest on something" ], "preposition": ["in a/​the system", "under a/​the system", "system for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a group of things, pieces of equipment, etc. that are connected or work together", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They **installed a** security **system** but it failed." }, { "text": "How does the **system work**?" }, { "text": "The alarm system had been switched off." }, { "text": "He is currently on a life-support system in the local hospital." }, { "text": "attempts to disrupt the rail system" }, { "text": "a fault in the sound system" }, { "text": "The air-conditioning system failed." }, { "text": "For this month only, installing the system is free." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["advanced", "powerful", "interactive"], "verb + system": ["install", "boot", "boot up"], "system + verb": ["run", "crash", "fail"], "system + noun": ["software", "design", "performance"], "preposition": ["in a/​the system"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a set of computer equipment and programs that are used together", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **develop a** new computer **system**" }, { "text": "We're **designing a** voice-recognition **system**." }, { "text": "computerized information systems" }, { "text": "The latest computer system is much more efficient." }, { "text": "an information retrieval system" }, { "text": "The system runs on this workstation." }, { "text": "Just reboot the system and try again." } ], "topics": ["Computers"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a human or an animal body, or a part of it, when it is being thought of as the organs and processes that make it function", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Wait until the drugs have passed through your system." }, { "text": "the male reproductive system" }, { "text": "Returning to work after a long break can be **a** terrible **shock to the system** *(= a big change that is difficult to deal with)*." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["auditory", "biological", "cardiovascular"], "preposition": ["in a/​the system"], "phrases": ["a shock to the system"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the rules or people that control a country or an organization, especially when they seem to be unfair because you cannot change them", "labels": "(informal, usually disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "You can't **beat the system** *(= you must accept it)*." }, { "text": "You have to learn how to **work the system** if you want to succeed." }, { "text": "young people rebelling against the system" }, { "text": "It's not your fault—blame the system." }, { "text": "She spent her years at school fighting the system." }, { "text": "They are all part of the corrupt system we need to change." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that everything is working well or that everything is ready for something to happen or be successful", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The firm struggled to generate much business at the start, but now it's all systems go." }, { "text": "Last weekend's heavy snowfall means it's all systems go for the ski season." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something so that you no longer feel a very strong emotion or have a strong desire", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I was very angry with him, but now I feel I've got it out of my system." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪstəm/", "audio": "sy/system/system__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪstəm/", "audio": "sy/system/system__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’." }