code

law, constitution, regulation, code, rule, act

名词 code:

1. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
   同义词：codification
2. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
3. (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
   同义词：computer code

动词 code:

1. attach a code to
2. convert ordinary language into code
   同义词：encode, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code

1. The new code of conduct lays down the ground rules for management-union relations.
   新的管理章程为劳资关系确定了基本的原则。
2. I can't access the file on your company because I've forgotten the code.
   我无法取出贵公司的文件，因为我把代码忘了。
3. She tapped out in code to headquarters.
   她给总部发出密码电报。
4. Do you know the postal code of this postal district?
   你知道这个邮政区的邮政编码吗？
5. The Highway Code has been carried.
   公路法规已经被执行。
6. I can break the code of this box.
   我能破译这个箱子的密码。

code

n.（名词）
A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of laws.
法典：系统编排和广泛收集的法律汇编
A systematic collection of regulations and rules of procedure or conduct:
法规：规则的系统收集和程序或实施的规则：
例句：
a traffic code.
交通法规

A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.
电码：信息传送中用于代表字母和数字的符号系统
A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity.
密码：给予某一任意意义的符号、字母和单词的系统，用于传输需要保密或简结的信息
A system of symbols and rules used to represent instructions to a computer.
代码：用于表示计算机指令的符号和规则系统
Genetics The genetic code.
【遗传学】 遗传密码
Slang A patient whose heart has stopped beating, as in cardiac arrest.
【俚语】 心脏已停止跳动的病人：心脏已停止跳动的病人，如患心脏病
v.（动词）
cod.ed,cod.ing,codes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code.
编纂：将（法律和法规）系统化和整理为法典
To convert (a message, for example) into code.
译码：将（例如，信息）转换成代码
v.intr.（不及物动词）
Genetics To specify the genetic code for an amino acid or a polypeptide.
【遗传学】 指定遗传密码：确定氨基酸或多肽的遗传密码
Slang To go into cardiac arrest.
【俚语】 成为心脏已不能供血的心脏病人

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin côdex [book] * see codex
源自 拉丁语 côdex [书] *参见 codex