construction

noun

OPAL W

/kənˈstrʌkʃn/

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of roads/buildings

[uncountable] the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc.

Construction began this year and will take approximately 18 months.
the costs of road construction and maintenance
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport.
the construction of a new database
under construction Our new offices are still under construction (= being built).
during construction Ethernet cabling was installed during construction.
the construction industry
construction work/workers
a construction company/firm
construction projects/costs/materials

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cement
construction
foundation
girder
joist
masonry
plaster
rubble
scaffolding
site

Extra Examples

Construction of the new road has now been completed.
Major engineering challenges will be faced during construction.
The drainage system needs careful construction.
the heavy construction industry

Topics Buildingsb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
massive
basic
…

verb + construction

begin
start
complete
…

construction + verb

be underway

construction + noun

industry
market
sector
…

preposition

during (the) construction
under construction

See full entry

[uncountable] the people and activities involved in making buildings

50 000 more jobs will go from construction in the next five years.

[uncountable, singular] the way that something has been built or made

The bridges are similar in construction.
ships of steel construction
It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof.

Synonyms structurestructure

framework
form
composition
construction
fabric

These are all words for the way the different parts of something combine together or the way that something has been made.

structure
the way in which the parts of something are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts:
- the structure of the building/human body
- the social structure of society
- the grammatical structures of a language
- a salary structure
framework
a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that forms the basis of a system or society:
- The report provides a framework for further research.
form
[U] the arrangement of parts in a whole, especially in a work of art or piece of writing:
- As a photographer, shape and form were more important to him than colour.
composition
[U] (rather formal) the different parts or people that combine to form something; the way in which they combine:
- recent changes in the composition of the workforce
construction
[U] the way that something has been built or made:
- ships of steel construction
fabric
(rather formal) the basic structure of a society or an organization that enables it to function successfully:
- This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society.

Patterns

the basic structure/framework/form/composition/construction/fabric of something
a simple/complex structure/framework/form
the economic/political/social structure/framework/composition/fabric of something
the chemical/genetic structure/composition of something

Extra Examples

The earliest Greek temples were small buildings, simple in construction.
walls of solid construction
a schoolhouse of brick construction

Topics Buildingsb2

building/structure

[countable] (formal) a thing that has been built or made

The summer house was a simple wooden construction.

Extra Examples

a massive steel construction
a two-storey brick construction
massive constructions of bamboo and paper

Topics Buildingsb2

grammar

[countable] the way in which words are used together and arranged to form a sentence, phrase, etc.

grammatical constructions

of theory, etc.

[uncountable, countable] the creating of something from ideas, opinions and knowledge

the construction of a new theory
changes in the social construction of marriage

meaning

[countable] (formal) the way in which words, actions, statements, etc. are understood by somebody synonym interpretation

What construction do you put on this letter (= what do you think it means)?
ruling on the proper construction to be given to section 78 of the Act
a strict construction of the clause

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere ‘heap together’, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.

单词	construction
释义	construction noun OPAL W /kənˈstrʌkʃn/ /kənˈstrʌkʃn/ jump to other results of roads/buildings [uncountable] the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc. Construction began this year and will take approximately 18 months. the costs of road construction and maintenance Work has begun on the construction of the new airport. the construction of a new database under construction Our new offices are still under construction (= being built). during construction Ethernet cabling was installed during construction. the construction industry construction work/workers a construction company/firm construction projects/costs/materials Wordfinder cement construction foundation girder joist masonry plaster rubble scaffolding site Extra Examples Construction of the new road has now been completed. Major engineering challenges will be faced during construction. The drainage system needs careful construction. the heavy construction industry Topics Buildingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large massive basic … verb + construction begin start complete … construction + verb be underway construction + noun industry market sector … preposition during (the) construction under construction See full entry [uncountable] the people and activities involved in making buildings 50 000 more jobs will go from construction in the next five years. [uncountable, singular] the way that something has been built or made The bridges are similar in construction. ships of steel construction It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof. Synonyms structurestructure framework form composition construction fabric These are all words for the way the different parts of something combine together or the way that something has been made. structure the way in which the parts of something are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts: the structure of the building/human body the social structure of society the grammatical structures of a language a salary structure framework a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that forms the basis of a system or society: The report provides a framework for further research. form [U] the arrangement of parts in a whole, especially in a work of art or piece of writing: As a photographer, shape and form were more important to him than colour. composition [U] (rather formal) the different parts or people that combine to form something; the way in which they combine: recent changes in the composition of the workforce construction [U] the way that something has been built or made: ships of steel construction fabric (rather formal) the basic structure of a society or an organization that enables it to function successfully: This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society. Patterns the basic structure/framework/form/composition/construction/fabric of something a simple/complex structure/framework/form the economic/political/social structure/framework/composition/fabric of something the chemical/genetic structure/composition of something Extra Examples The earliest Greek temples were small buildings, simple in construction. walls of solid construction a schoolhouse of brick construction Topics Buildingsb2 building/structure [countable] (formal) a thing that has been built or made The summer house was a simple wooden construction. Extra Examples a massive steel construction a two-storey brick construction massive constructions of bamboo and paper Topics Buildingsb2 grammar [countable] the way in which words are used together and arranged to form a sentence, phrase, etc. grammatical constructions of theory, etc. [uncountable, countable] the creating of something from ideas, opinions and knowledge the construction of a new theory changes in the social construction of marriage meaning [countable] (formal) the way in which words, actions, statements, etc. are understood by somebody synonym interpretation What construction do you put on this letter (= what do you think it means)? ruling on the proper construction to be given to section 78 of the Act a strict construction of the clause Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere ‘heap together’, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.
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