1.structure用作名词时意思是“结构”,转化为动词后意思是“组织”“安排”“构造”。
2.structure只用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

structure for(v.+prep.)
为…组织 organize for
▲structure sth for sth
It was James who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency.是詹姆斯制定这个取得最大效率的议程的。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
They planned to structure a building.他们打算建一幢大楼。
Next, they started to structure the main canal.然后他们开始修建主渠。
The people in that county are collecting money in order to structure a reservoir.那个县的人民为了修建一个水库正在集资。
The school structures a summer camp every year.这所学校每年都组织夏令营。
◇ 用于be ～ed 结构
They all hoped that more activities like this could be structured.他们都希望能组织更多这类活动。
The essay was intelligently structured.这篇文章布局巧妙。

［同义词］ n.  building, construction, form
［词源］＜中古英语structura(结构,建筑物)

A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。
Geologists study the structure of the rocks.地质学家研究岩石结构。
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world.艾菲尔铁塔是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。

structure, building, edifice
参见building条。