/'mɒdju:l; [US] -dʒu:l; `mɑdʒul/
n
1 (a) any one of a set of standardized parts or units that are made separately and are joined together to construct a building or piece of furniture （标准尺寸的）建筑部件, 家具组件.
(b) unit, esp of a computer or computer program, that has a particular function 单位; 单元; （尤指计算机或计算机程序的）模件, 组件, 模块
*a software module 软件元.
2 (aerospace 航空) independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft （航天器中独立的）舱
*a service module 服务舱
* the command module, ie for the astronaut in command 指挥舱
* a lunar module, ie used to land on the moon 登月舱.
3 any one of several independent units or options that make up a course of study, esp at a college or university （组成一门课程的）独立单元, 选修部分（尤指大专院校的）.

n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: modulus 'small measure, rhythm', from modus; MODE]
especially BrE one of the separate units that a course of study has been divided into. Usually students choose a number of modules to study
　a module in mathematics
　You choose five modules in the first year.
technical one of several parts of a piece of computer software that does a particular job
a part of a spacecraft that can be separated from the main part and used for a particular purpose
one of several separate parts that can be combined to form a larger object, such as a machine or building