| 单词 | construction |
| 释义 | construction —construction /kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/ noun (BUILDING) B2 [U] the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc.: » She works in construction/in the construction industry.» The bridge is a marvellous work of engineering and construction.» This website is currently under construction (= being created).Thesaurus+: ↑Construction work and workersF0 [U] the particular type of structure, materials, etc. that something has: » The bridge is of lightweight construction.Thesaurus+: ↑Frames and structuresB2 [C] a building: » What's that concrete and metal construction over there?Thesaurus+: ↑Buildings in general , ↑Shops, markets and auctions , ↑Restaurants and cafes• • • Extra Examples:» Falling house prices are illustrative of the crisis facing the construction industry.» The starting date for the construction work is June 23.» The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking.» He called for checks to discover whether corrupt officials are being bribed to connive in shoddy construction.» How are we going to pay for the construction work?noun [C] SPECIALIZED (LANGUAGE) ► B2 the way in which the words in a sentence or phrase are arranged: » The writer has used several complex grammatical constructions.Thesaurus+: ↑Linguistic terms and linguistic stylenoun put a construction on sth FORMALF0 to understand something in a particular way: » How can they put such a damning construction on a perfectly innocent phrase?Thesaurus+: ↑Judgments and analysesF0 to understand something as having a particular meaning, especially other people's actions and statements: » I don't want them to put the wrong construction on my actions.→ SEE CONSTRUE(Cf. ↑construe)Thesaurus+: ↑Judgments and analyses |
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