机构 jīɡòu noun ① (指机械装置) mechanism ▸ 变速/控制机构 gear-shifting/control mechanism ▸ 传动/分离机构 transmission/disengaging mechanism ② (指机关团体) organization ▸ 福利机构 welfare agency ▸ 国家机构 state organization ▸ 金融机构 financial set-up ▸ 科研机构 scientific research institute ▸ 宣传机构 publicity machine → 政府机构③ (组织结构) internal structure of an organization ▸ 精简行政机构 simplify an administrative structure ▸ 机构重叠 overlapping institutions ▸ 机构臃肿 overstaffed organization |