institute
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/us/ˈɪn.stə.tuːt/B2
anorganizationwherepeopledo aparticulartypeofscientific,educational, orsocialwork, or thebuildingsthat it uses:
研究所;学院the Massachusetts Institute of Technology麻省理工学院
- The institutederivesallitsmoneyfromforeigninvestments.
 - The institute willinvest5 million in theproject.
 - Thestateof Michigan hasendowedthree institutes to doresearchforindustry.
 - Theresearchinstitute isbasedin Cambridge.
 - The instituteawardsthreeresearchfellowshipseachyear.
 
Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
 - Assoc.
 - association
 - cellular
 - co-op
 - collective
 - collegium
 - confederacy
 - confederation
 - consortium
 - cooperative
 - foundation
 - guild
 - host
 - mission
 - outfit
 - rump
 - substation
 - syndicate
 - youth club
 
institute
verb[T]
formaluk/ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/us/ˈɪn.stə.tuːt/tostartorcauseasystem,rule,legalaction, etc. toexist:
建立;制定;开始She isthreateningto institutelegalproceedingsagainst thehospital.她威胁说要对该医院提起诉讼。
Opposite
abolish
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
 - be/get in on the ground flooridiom
 - become
 - begin
 - branch out
 - develop
 - get down to businessidiom
 - grow
 - half-cock
 - here
 - here goes!idiom
 - hit the ground runningidiom
 - motion
 - stirring
 - strike
 - strike out(somewhere)
 - stuck
 - stumble intosomething
 - swing into actionidiom
 - the ground floor