| 单词 | construct |
| 释义 | construct (kənstrʌkt ) Word forms: constructs , constructing , constructed pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (kənstrʌkt ). The noun is pronounced (kɒnstrʌkt ). 1. verb B2 If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. The company is constructing 70 homes and a 130-room hotel on the land. [VERB noun] The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber. [be V-ed + from/of/out of] They thought he had escaped through a specially-constructed tunnel. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: build, make, form, create 2. verb If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together. You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending. [VERB noun] He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore. [VERB noun] The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports. [be V-ed + from/out of] ...using carefully-constructed tests. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: create, make, form, set up 3. countable noun A construct is a complex idea. [formal] ...the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour. It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified. 4. countable noun A construct is something that is built, made, or created. [formal] The kites were flimsy constructs but soared to over a thousand feet. The country was an artificial construct held together by force. Collocations: construct a dam When built, adoption of the constant arch design for the dam reduced costs by 20% because less concrete was needed to construct the dam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three years later in 1998, a consortium to fund and construct the dam was organized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A request to construct the dam was submitted in 1907 and initial construction began in 1916. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agreement gave 8000 acres of land for the reservoir and another 100 acres to construct the dam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The usual approach was to construct a dam to retain surface water, or to drill a series of wells, and store the water in a water tank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city had agreed shortly thereafter that our church would need to construct a fence prior to any major building program. Christianity Today The thought occurred to our church chairman that even though our improvements didn't require it, it might be a redemptive time to go the second mile and construct a fence. Christianity Today Now the trust has started constructing a fence and gates around the core site as part of modernisation plans funded by an 8 million lottery grant. Times, Sunday Times In other outings, she constructs a fence and builds a desk. Houston Chronicle He spends 40 hours a week painting apartments, constructing fences, and many other things. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or salvage some old string - stables often have some from straw bales - and construct a frame to support the strings from reclaimed wood. The Sun An encoder will use various algorithms such as motion estimation to construct a frame that describes the differences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That year, they constructed a frame structure near the site of the present church and a priest was assigned to the parish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They constructed the frame, made of 10-15 posts set some ten feet apart, which outlined the central room of the lodge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The resultant model may indicate solutions to improve reliability, however there are no numerical aspects involved in the methodology used to construct the model. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1923, the school received funds from the state legislature to construct a model farm home, trade shop, and hog and poultry houses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In reality, it can be quite difficult to construct a model of the group mind by merely asking for a majority opinion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then we can build/construct a model or use an existing model to predict mortality rates for each of the hospitals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Creatively adapting bicycle handle grips, she constructed a model that was initially contested, but later proved right in every respect. The Times Literary Supplement One has to construct a narrative among the details to get a sense of the whole. Christianity Today We take an alleged crime, get excited about it, and construct a narrative not around the evidence, but around a foible or two with ambiguous overtones. Times, Sunday Times Voters use small amounts of personal information to construct a narrative about candidates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Does that mean she understands herself, that she has constructed a narrative of her life that works for her? Times, Sunday Times The audience must take an active hand in constructing the narrative, disrupting the stability of their perceptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nuthatches have started to construct their nest holes and to make their nests in them. Times, Sunday Times Species that nest in marshes must construct a nesting platform in order to keep the nest dry, particularly in species that nest in tidal marshes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their generic name comes from the characteristic bristle tufts in the mandibles which are used to carry material to construct the cells in the nest, and for constructing the nest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Blackbirds, robins, thrushes, house martins and swallows all need a ready supply of wet soil for constructing their nests. Times, Sunday Times The species constructs a nest or redd in the gravel bed of a stream. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the government owned shares, the cost of raising the debt needed to construct the plant would fall, but the taxpayer would be exposed to cost overruns. Times, Sunday Times Care was taken during design to construct a plant with a small footprint and the plant will be placed on previously disturbed ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had to construct a plant and apparatus that would still function under high gas pressures and high temperatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He constructed a plant consisting of one large building and two smaller ones and procured the best equipment and workmen available. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Constructing the plant near one of these deposits could, under specific circumstances, compromise the facilitys safety. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dance supposed and inferred and assumed until he had constructed a scenario of innuendo. Times, Sunday Times Similarly, one can construct scenarios where in the end, 2 marbles are left, or 17 or, of course, infinitely many. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In general, the contestants play games of paintball against the show's antagonists in elaborately constructed scenarios. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite constructing scenarios wherein it appears impossible for the celebrities to fail, they invariably do. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prompt generally includes information on social distance between participants and pre-event background to aid the participant in constructing the scenarios. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I need to construct a shelter, because soon it will be night-time. Times, Sunday Times It's a chance to learn how to cook on a campfire, construct a shelter, make and use a bow and arrow, study wildlife and, of course, build a raft. Times, Sunday Times They construct a shelter made from rolled leaves of its host plant where it rests during the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They construct a shelter made of grass stems loosely held together with silk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They construct a shelter made by rolling and joining leaves together with silk at the base of their host plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shepherd prayed and asked the lord whether he should construct a temple for him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After some time, in 1863, they decided to construct this temple to cultivate local learning talents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both of them started searching for the place to construct a temple. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to address this deficiency, the municipal government made the decision to construct a temple. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its builders used the soft globigerina limestone that caps the ridge to construct the temple. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later, during the late nineteenth-century, several influential neurologists studied language in an attempt to construct a theory of cognition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In matrix mechanics, the correspondence principle was built in and was used to construct the theory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a long way, however, from acknowledging the existence of the polyp to constructing the theory of natural selection. Times, Sunday Times Often, social scientists begin constructing a theory by observing aspects of social life, seeking to discover patterns that may point to more or less universal principles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The materials used to construct the tower were aluminum, reinforced concrete and glass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These concessions enabled the developers to construct a tower more than twice the height which would otherwise be allowable on the site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first two castaways to either construct a tower 8 ft tall or have the tallest tower after 30 minutes would remain in the game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five million bricks, 2,500 tonnes of iron and 93 tonnes of cast steel were used to construct the tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the late 1920s, university students were finally successful in collecting the necessary funding to construct a tower, although not as a war memorial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To construct the tunnel, items such as a geothermal ground source system were forced to reschedule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dioptra may have been sophisticated enough, for example, to construct a tunnel through two opposite points in a mountain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They wanted to make use of peaceful nuclear explosions to construct a tunnel, drastically reducing construction costs compared to conventional methods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cut and cover construction was used to construct the tunnel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, it became possible to construct a tunnel at deep level without adversely affecting conditions on the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her ex-husband argues that he was obliged by law to construct the wall because the court ruling requiring the house to be divided had to be fulfilled within five days. Times, Sunday Times After a while, the police constructed a wall consisting of more than 100 containers around the school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He articulated his desire to isolate himself by constructing a wall across the stage between the performers and the audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We must abject the maternal, the object which has created us, in order to construct an identity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have not made an effort to construct an identity and therefore have no identity to reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From this experience, he was pushed into the hip-hop music that constructed his identity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, she soon discovered that observing the behaviour and actions of these strangers provided information with which to construct their identities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Culture can be defined as, the social process whereby people communicate meanings, make sense of their world, construct their identities, and define their beliefs and values. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But these revelations, one after another, help to construct an image of a society under threat from the secret actions of its own supposed protectors. Times, Sunday Times Now scientists have used genetic sleuthing to construct an image of that flower - to help us understand both plants and the insects that developed alongside them. Times, Sunday Times One format approach proposed for interstellar messages was to use the product of two prime numbers to construct an image. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The designer can choose to visually construct an image and the software will generate the necessary code. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Photographs, rather than drawings, of individual features are used to construct an image of a suspect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If constructed properly, the say, the flats and compartments within a block are designed to physically contain a blaze and keeping the stairwells clear allows firefighters to gain access quickly. Times, Sunday Times If constructed properly, the removal of a single stick causes the other sticks to fly apart with surprising force. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They can, when constructed properly (without reliance on other content for its meaning), be reused in any context anywhere needed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So why not have a whole film constructed entirely from car chases? Times, Sunday Times Those who worked with and for him s then paint a portrait of an obsessive, intense coach whose life was constructed entirely around his work. Times, Sunday Times But for real inspiration, visit com/ 68n24r to watch a living room, complete with cushions and television, being constructed entirely sand. Times, Sunday Times It took 18 years to complete and was constructed entirely by hand. Times, Sunday Times A stage play can be constructed entirely from the banal material of everyday life. Times, Sunday Times That science itself might be considered a social practice or a cultural construct was never entertained as a serious possibility. Christianity Today No social or cultural construct can contain this idealized individual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They constitute more of a cultural construct than formal geographical designation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a cultural construct, the concept of a continent may go beyond the continental shelf to include oceanic islands and continental fragments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Chow sees the clarification as providing the opportunity for obscured cultural practices to become more visible as a cultural construct. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other starting points, however erudite the subsequent argumentation, inescapably produce nothing more than subjective social construct. Christianity Today The social construct said it was right. Christianity Today Historians, on the other hand, propose that marriage was a social construct designed to create familial or tribal alliances that would increase the economic viability of the group. Times, Sunday Times You are worrying about an irrelevant social construct. Times, Sunday Times Whatever else they say, most rugby players do not start talking about national identity as a social construct when asked about playing for their country. Times, Sunday Times Humans continue to live in a real world rather than a theoretical construct. Times, Sunday Times Especially since the 1990s there has, however, been strong arguments put forward to revive the concept of document as the basic theoretical construct. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The complex probability amplitudes are something of a theoretical construct and can not be directly observed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are a purely theoretical construct which perfectly transform voltages and currents by the given ratio without loss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The following real world example illustrates this theoretical construct. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 建造 Japanese: 建設する |
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