| 单词 | build |
| 释义 | build (bɪld ) Word forms: builds , building , built 1. verb A2 If you build something, you make it by joining things together. Developers are now proposing to build a hotel on the site. [VERB noun] The house was built in the early 19th century. [be VERB-ed + in] Workers at the plant build the F-16 jet fighter. [VERB noun] Synonyms: construct, make, raise, put up building uncountable noun A2 In Japan, the building of Kansai airport continued. built adjective [adverb ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2 Even newly built houses can need repairs. It's a product built for safety. [+ for] ...structures that are built to last. 2. verb If you build something into a wall or object, you make it in such a way that it is in the wall or object, or is part of it. If the TV was built into the ceiling, you could lie there while watching your favourite programme. [be VERB-ed + into] 3. verb If people build an organization, a society, or a relationship, they gradually form it. He and a partner set up on their own and built a successful fashion company. [VERB noun] Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy. [VERB noun] I wanted to build a relationship with my team. [VERB noun] Synonyms: establish, start, begin, found building uncountable noun ...the building of the great civilisations of the ancient world. [+ of] Synonyms: construction, raising, architecture, erection 4. verb If you build an organization, system, or product on something, you base it on it. We will then have a firmer foundation of fact on which to build theories. [VERB noun preposition] The town's nineteenth-century prosperity was built on steel. [VERB noun preposition] 5. verb If you build something into a policy, system, or product, you make it part of it. We have to build computers into the school curriculum. [VERB noun into noun] How much delay should we build into the plan? [VERB noun into noun] 6. verb To build someone's confidence or trust means to increase it gradually. If someone's confidence or trust builds, it increases gradually. The encouragement that young boys receive builds a greater self-confidence. [VERB noun] Diplomats hope the meetings will build mutual trust. [VERB noun] Usually when we're six months or so into a recovery, confidence begins to build. [VERB] Synonyms: develop, increase, improve, extend Build up means the same as build. The delegations had begun to build up some trust in one another. [VERB PARTICLE noun] We will start to see the confidence in the housing market building up again. [VERB PARTICLE] 7. verb If you build on the success of something, you take advantage of this success in order to make further progress. Build on the qualities you are satisfied with and work to change those you are unhappy with. [VERB on/upon noun] The new regime has no successful economic reforms on which to build. [VERB + on/upon] 8. verb If pressure, speed, sound, or excitement builds, it gradually becomes greater. Pressure built yesterday for postponement of the ceremony. [VERB] The last chords of the suite build to a crescendo. [V + to/into] Build up means the same as build. Economists warn that enormous pressures could build up, forcing people to emigrate westwards. [VERB PARTICLE] We can build up the speed gradually and safely. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 9. variable noun Someone's build is the shape that their bones and muscles give to their body. He's described as around thirty years old, six feet tall and of medium build. The authority of his voice is undermined by the smallness of his build. Synonyms: physique, form, body, figure 10. See also building, built Phrasal verbs: build up 1. phrasal verb If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it. The regime built up the largest army in Africa. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Slowly a thick layer of fat builds up on the pan's surface. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you build someone up, you help them to feel stronger or more confident, especially when they have had a bad experience or have been ill. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you build someone or something up, you make them seem important or exciting, for example by talking about them a lot. The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Historians built him up as the champion of parliament. [V n P + as] I'd built him up in my head as being the love of my life. [V n P as n/-ing] 4. See also build [sense 6], build [sense 8], build-up, built-up build up to phrasal verb If you build up to something you want to do or say, you try to prepare people for it by starting to do it or introducing the subject gradually. We had been building up to this point for many months. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Carl was building up to something. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Idioms: build up a head of steam to gradually become more and more angry, anxious, or emotional about something until you can no longer hide your feelings With the manager building up a head of steam, the player didn't want to wind him up even more. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers build bridges to do something to help opposing groups of people to understand each other or behave well towards each other We look for ways to build bridges between our two organizations. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: build a building No strings attached-you don't have to build a building with my name on it. Christianity Today To plant a tree, to build a building, make a smile, anything to enrich this world. Times, Sunday Times The strategy was straightforward: buy the site, win the franchise, build the building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To build this building, an old cafeteria building was demolished. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any player can build a building, provided he or she can meet a building's requirements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some manufacturers build this capability into the software, whereas others sell it as an add-on. The Scientist In recent times we have tried to refine that and build that capability so that any perceived weaknesses have become less visible. Times, Sunday Times We have to build the capability to mobilise. Times, Sunday Times The government announced that it was building the capability to launch its own cyberattacks in 2013. Times, Sunday Times Rather than build their castle, they commit to the arduous journey and hope their slog will deliver them someplace sometime. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively a team can collaborate to build a castle piece by piece as they fill order bins. Times, Sunday Times That's all we require to build a castle - high in the air - above the world's bustle. The Times Literary Supplement When a player goes to an empty space or an empty castle, the player can build a castle or claim it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Started in the 1990s he has worked by himself to build the castle as a hobby. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 King had planned to lead the demonstration and hoped to build a coalition supporting the poor of all colors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I want to build a coalition in all parts of the country, no matter how people previously voted. Times,Sunday Times Ministers will have to build a coalition of support behind any deal they secure. Times, Sunday Times Instead of trying to build a coalition capable of reforming the economic and political system, he measures success by the level of outrage he provokes. The Times Literary Supplement They've built their coalitions, made the tradeoffs, grappled with the limits. Globe and Mail To the west were found mass burial grounds for the labourers forced to build the complex. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The franchise spent $20 million to build the complex in 1997. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The war had caused a shortage of housing in the area, therefore, the government decided to build a complex within walking distance to the plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, he receives instructions and parts to build a complex communication device called an interocitor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The chancellor has asked to look at the potential of building a complex warship every two years as part of the strategy. Times, Sunday Times Another tool aims to help couples with different tastes to build a consensus on how to spend their evening. Times, Sunday Times A sensible government would seek to build a consensus before legislating on something as important as this. Times, Sunday Times You need to be going into business with people you feel you can build a consensus with. The Sun They are puzzled by the lack of executive authority and irritated at the need to build a consensus among people who lack their expertise. Times, Sunday Times This was a conference where, among other things, scientists were looking to build a consensus on an ethical framework for using her technology. Times,Sunday Times It aims to use the timber to build a dam as a love nest. The Sun The villagers have worked together to build a dam to keep the occasional rushing river from flooding their homes. Christianity Today Some wanted to build a dam at the western end of the valley, while others wanted to preserve it as a park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He gathered some investors and proceeded to build a dam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government would provide the materials, and the contractor was to prepare the site and build the dam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cops would also get the power to build a database of everyone in the land. The Sun It means the company can potentially build a database in which millions of named individuals are matched to photographs. Times, Sunday Times This app (and site) aims to build a database of gravestones worldwide, cemetery by cemetery — and it expects you to do the work. Times, Sunday Times The school has spent 4,500 on technology to build the database of pupils' prints. Times, Sunday Times By joining the project, you will help to build the database of energy functions and advance an important area of science with potential biomedical applications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They plan to hire 1,000 workers to help to build the facility, which, depending on planning, should be completed by 2017. Times, Sunday Times To build a facility the same size we currently had would have cost over $14 million--and we needed to expand. Christianity Today A charity purchased land in 1997 to build a facility to carry out its charitable and educational functions. Christianity Today They have known about them for a while, but it takes two years to run a competition and another two years to build a facility. Times, Sunday Times In addition to finding customers and hiring a firm to build the facility, it wanted someone to take the centre's biggest waste product - heat. Times, Sunday Times Your high street bank 'borrows' money from savers and lends to people who want to buy a house, or companies who want to build a factory. Times, Sunday Times However, plans to build the factory are on hold. Times, Sunday Times She would also have struggled to convince a bank to provide the capital needed to build a factory of the size and standard demanded by supermarkets, she added. Times, Sunday Times With his adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit, he purchased 300,000 square feet of reclaimed land to build a factory manufacturing plastic film and synthetic leather. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was far from ideal and a commission was set up to look into purchasing the machinery and knowledge to build a factory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You build a fence made up of beehives connected by rope. Times, Sunday Times You can build a fence high enough to thwart nosey neighbours, but you can't stop them peering into your back garden on the internet. Times, Sunday Times First, you can build a fence around the perimeter, prohibiting the sheep from crossing that boundary. Christianity Today You need to build a fence around a tulip, but you don't have to worry about an oak tree at all. Christianity Today To counteract the problem, the trust has built a fence that means that visitors will have to enter the museum via its own entrance. Times, Sunday Times Online platforms have made it easier than ever for individual writers — rather than the publications they work for — to build a following. Times,Sunday Times Brands want to work with influencers, so build a following. The Sun How did you build that following? The Sun To build a following, tag every photo with all the brands in it. Times, Sunday Times Some might even be on the pursuit of pseudo stardom, believing that famous-friend selfies could increase their public profile or help build a following online. The Sun That was the leading question that helped a flamboyant fund manager build a fortune 50 years ago. Times, Sunday Times Huge public sector contracts later helped him to build a fortune as a developer. Times, Sunday Times But he has gone on to build his fortune through television work, motivational speaking and investing. Times, Sunday Times There, he began to build a fortune, not from mining for gold, but from owning gold camp butcher shops and selling beef to miners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was able to build a fortune on gold mining, cattle, timber and real estate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The biggest expense was the 1m it cost to build the frame of the property. Times, Sunday Times They use laminated plywood and steel lugs to build the frame. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continue building a frame with lengths of timber. Times, Sunday Times The next year they built a frame church. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They acquired the present property and a built a frame synagogue the following year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The house is built primarily of stone and has an unusually light and airy feel. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In the 19th century a house was built within the ruins. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The house was built in a square around an open courtyard with trees in it. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The house was built in the 19th century and was made of brown bricks, with huge shuttered windows. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He built the house from cedarwood logged from the forest behind, and stone he quarried himself. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He then used this money to build a mansion right behind the mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have been building a mansion in the country; luckily for them, it was completed before the current troubles. Times, Sunday Times Though the people of the town no longer see the angel, the family has saved up enough money to build a mansion with balconies and gardens and nets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The couple are building a mansion with a pool, cinema and nightclub, at an estimated cost of 2m. Times, Sunday Times He even builds a mansion in the middle of the savanna. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The model was built with the feature of optimized dipeptide composition. 2016, 'SABinder: A Web Service for Predicting Streptavidin-Binding Peptides', BioMed Research International Then, the basic framework of the thrust model was built according to hydromechanics theory. 2019, 'Hydrodynamic Analysis-Based Modeling and Experimental Verification of a New Water-Jet Thruster for an Amphibious Spherical Robot', Sensors They sit in pairs, peering into chimneys in which they might build their nest, but they have not yet started dropping sticks down them. Times, Sunday Times They will build their nest in a hole in the ground or under roof tiles. Times, Sunday Times Yes, he encourages people to earn money, build a nest egg, and buy nice clothes if that's how they want to spend their disposable income. Christianity Today You may need to build a nest egg to cover periods when you are out of work while looking for a new job, or to cover the cost of retraining. Times, Sunday Times The wasps have scraped the dry surface from my cedar wood garden furniture, presumably to make paper to build the nest, and nicely cleaned the furniture in the process. Times, Sunday Times Ministers hope to build a network of these smaller and cheaper reactors. Times, Sunday Times They build a network of trust that helps them build confidence as entrepreneurs. Christianity Today It aims to build a network and to identify suitable prospective developers and buildings in places before committing to opening a new house. Times,Sunday Times It allowed me to build a network. Globe and Mail Most cities do not have charge points on the streets and most countries have yet to build a network of fast chargers. Times, Sunday Times But you cannot build a partnership on four games. Times, Sunday Times You can think clearly, recognise the difference between love and infatuation and build a partnership of equals. The Sun Companies, too, are pitching in with payroll giving and cause-related marketing that enables them to build a partnership with a charity to market an image, product or service. Times, Sunday Times As well, it will build a partnership between many players. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such a training program can be a key step in the process of building a partnership between pastor and board. Christianity Today They had known they would have to fight to build a platform. Times, Sunday Times They have a devastating back line but last year they struggled to build a platform up front. Times, Sunday Times In the debate he needed to build a platform for what would be a historic comeback. Times, Sunday Times We want to build a platform. Times, Sunday Times They build a platform nest, 3 to 4 feet wide, on a tall tree overlooking a steep valley. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This diversification may appeal to investors building a portfolio of mining stocks. Times, Sunday Times (2006) By building a portfolio of stocks at different stages in the recovery process, he aims to deliver good returns year after year. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Its strategy is to build a portfolio of very high-altitude resorts with more or less guaranteed snow cover. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In the end, we will build the reactor in the average construction time of previous generation reactors. Times, Sunday Times However, that kind of reactor would require significant investments, and because of its proposed underground location, it would take 4.5 years to build the reactor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Industry estimates suggest that the cost of building the reactors will be about 3.3 billion per 1,000 megawatts of new nuclear generating capacity. Times, Sunday Times An alternative might be for the government to take on the construction risk, or even build the reactors itself. Times, Sunday Times More recently, however, he had built a reputation as a conscientious mountain guide whose first concern was the safety of clients. Times, Sunday Times (2006) You have to build a reputation as quickly and cost-effectively as you can. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He has also quietly built a reputation as one of Britain's most generous philanthropists. Times, Sunday Times (2016) One claimed the couple were stressed over council efforts to make them sell up to build a road. The Sun The third year the town government planned to build a road five miles westward into the wilderness. Christianity Today The protesters were angry over officials keeping funds given by an iron mine for residents to build a road. Times, Sunday Times I know about construction, and you can't build a road out of silk, but that's his problem. Times, Sunday Times And then build a road for patrols in between. Times, Sunday Times The day comes when they can build a robot to do what we do and make it work, then that's exactly what they'll do, precisely. Christianity Today To build a robot that can present force feedback to its users, it must be able to sense the pressure it’s putting on a surface (or body). Smithsonian Mag Build a robot and investigate the scene of a crime. Times, Sunday Times The teams are then given six weeks to design and build a robot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He patiently explains that the process of building a robot car involves two steps: making the car 'see' and making it 'act'. Times, Sunday Times He began researching how to build a ship in 1967, and three years later started work. Globe and Mail Workers could build a ship one year and take it apart again the next. Times, Sunday Times That, and a new $129 million contract to build a ship to install wind turbines at sea, buoyed the mid-cap oil services company 19p to 227½p. Times, Sunday Times The company's bond drive raised enough money to both build the ship and operate it for the first year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On average the yards could build a ship in thirty days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We don't have an asset to realise value and build a stadium. Times, Sunday Times At least they don't have to build a stadium. Times, Sunday Times Having literally helped to build the stadium over the summer, he was not going to give up on his dream now. Times, Sunday Times The local council would build a stadium for them, with public money, and they would share it. Times, Sunday Times Almost 300 tonnes of steel and 3,000 miles of scaffolding were used to build the stadium. Times,Sunday Times You all have to build a structure using only newspaper and tape. Times, Sunday Times But an analysis of the wood used to build the structure showed it came from a tree felled in 1874. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the rest of us build a structure without permission, it gets knocked down. Times, Sunday Times How many individual cubes have been used to build the structure below? Times, Sunday Times Maybe we could build a structure by choosing the chemistry of the protein. Times,Sunday Times Here the forest is so dense, a lookout tower was built to see above the trees. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But soon you could see its wonder more easily, with plans to build a tunnel into the side of the volcano so you can stroll through. The Sun To help camouflage top-secret activities and equipment from prying eyes, the military decided to build a tunnel using materials that were readily available, in this case birch and alder trees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1995 there were plans to build a tunnel past the site but the scheme was considered too expensive. Times, Sunday Times Every summer day, we'd go out and do something: dig a trench or build a tunnel, fort or treehouse. Times, Sunday Times Eventually, the state agreed to build a tunnel underneath the fort, thus preserving the old structures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When building a wall to be painted, make sure it has a good damp-proof course, to extend the life of the paint. Times, Sunday Times (2015) 'I hear tell that you're going to build a wall along here,' he said. THE TREASURED ONE (2004) British assistance included building a wall along the motorway to the port. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But now it has been hijacked by unaccountable bureaucrats seeking to build an empire for their own benefit. The Sun He went on to build an empire that appears to be perpetually on the brink of bursting at one of its seams. Times, Sunday Times Keen to build an empire, they are exploring opportunities abroad. Times, Sunday Times He needs to build an empire that transcends this era, author something that will be recalled whenever great teams are being considered. Times, Sunday Times It can be for fun, a hobby or to build an empire. The Sun And equally it could be used to support aid projects around the world, helping to build infrastructure and empower local people. Times, Sunday Times (2011) What was all that guff about choosing whether'to build the infrastructure our economy needs or letting it decay '? Times, Sunday Times (2014) Work is also under way to pave roads and build infrastructure that will help the local economy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The company has also built infrastructure capable of transporting 500 tankers of petrol a day to garages nationwide. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It's where you build momentum as a club. The Sun Much depends on whether the movement can build momentum from yesterday's turnout. Times, Sunday Times Being in a team helps them to build momentum. Times, Sunday Times And they would have only themselves to blame, because here, when it was within their gift to take control, to build momentum, they froze. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes a leader chooses to celebrate the small stories that can build momentum and catalyze a future priority. Christianity Today This helps to build muscle and targets bingo wings. The Sun (2013) Lifting weights can also affect the size of your belly bulge because building muscle increases your metabolism. The Sun (2012) These build muscle in the quads and hamstrings, crucial for parkour. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And we hoped a deep roar would bellow from a gleaming example of exquisite design, superior build quality and space-age technology. The Sun (2010) Its job is to provide the image and build quality of a German saloon with the space and practicality of a box. Times, Sunday Times (2006) That sense of questionable build quality got worse over the next few decades. Times, Sunday Times (2007) As well as helping to build strength, stamina, co-ordination, flexibility and overall body conditioning, martial arts are renowned for instilling discipline and self-development. Times, Sunday Times A perfect challenge if you want to build strength away from a gym. Times, Sunday Times I'm also working with a postnatal personal trainer to build strength through light, low-impact exercise. The Sun The bike and run elements are to build strength and speed, while the gym-based bodyweight routine will improve core strength. The Sun In order to jump higher, skaters might build strength, which could cause them to gain muscle mass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, there are the tools to build the capacity to cope with the decisions we need to make. ST The main focus of this discussion was to build the capacity of these resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While not advocating an end to trade (be it local or international), the groups are working to build the capacity for all necessary subsistence production at the community level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its mission statement describes it as working to build the capacity of community-based organizations through grants, training, and other resources as partners in the human rights and social justice movements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You need to own up to your fears and talk this all through together to build trust. The Sun (2012) The key to avoiding conflict is to build trust. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We divulge details to build trust, to be heard and know we are accepted. Christianity Today (2000) It was a present built specially for him and it's impressive. Times, Sunday Times He also felt obliged to compete because a 10,000-seat arena had been built specially for the sport. Times, Sunday Times Four wheel vans were built specially for the service later that year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The line was built specially for transportation of coal from this rich coal mining area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The field must be recharged every 12 hours by the charger built specially for this purpose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With his scowl, stocky build and ginger crewcut, the passenger looked like trouble the moment he swaggered down the platform. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They believe the car-jacker is a white man in his late 30s, with short dark hair and stocky build. The Sun (2008) For a man with such a stocky build, he grips his club like a virtuoso violinist might handle a bow. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A grim tension builds as she spies on two couples as her train passes their houses. Times, Sunday Times Often, people have some control over their tic, but if they are suppressed, tension builds and eventually a burst of the behaviour occurs. Times, Sunday Times And as the soldiers' journey brings them closer and closer to the farm, the tension builds. Christianity Today Not the most original of scripts, but the tension builds; you're left hankering for answers. Times,Sunday Times Tension builds for an hour before their last burst. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 建造 Japanese: 建てる |
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