n.

1. 体系；系统[C]
   They are devising a road system.

   他们在设计道路系统。

2. 制度，体制[C]
   The present system of education needs to be improved.

   目前的教育制度需要改进。

3. 现存社会体制[the S]
4. 秩序，规律[U]
   His secretaries work with system.

   他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。

5. 方式，方法[C]
   I prefer this system of teaching English.

   我喜欢这种英语教学方法。

6. 身体，全身[the S]
   Excessive drinking does harm to the system.

   过度饮酒对身体有害。

7. 宇宙，世界[the S]

n.

1. a complex whole; a set of things working together as a mechanism or interconnecting network.
   ▸the human or animal body as a whole.
2. an organized scheme or method.
   ▸orderliness; method.
3. (the system) the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent.
4. Geology  a major range of strata corresponding to a period in time.
5. Music  a set of staves joined by a brace.