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单词 build
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build
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To build is to construct or make something. When you build a house, you start at the very bottom, with the foundation, and work your way up.
You build a birdhouse using scraps of wood, a hammer, and nails, or you can build a career as a poet by writing daily and submitting poems to literary magazines. In both examples, you're constructing something yourself using materials and hard work. Another meaning is to make stronger: "I have to build my endurance if I'm going to finish that marathon." The Old English root of build, byldan, specifically means "build a house," from bold, "house."
WORD FAMILY
build: builder, building, builds, rebuild+/builder: builders/building: buildings/rebuild: rebuilding, rebuilds, rebuilt/rebuilding: rebuildings
USAGE EXAMPLES
The fast-food chain’s plan to open a restaurant in a Vatican-owned building was met with derision when it was announced in October.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Fassel said that building “chemistry” throughout the organization would be his top goal, along with establishing an identity.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)
That’s at least a building block leading into Tuesday’s rematch in San Jose.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)
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1v make by combining materials and parts
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
construct, make
customise, customize
make according to requirements
revet
construct a revetment
dry-wall
construct with drywall
lock
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
wattle
build of or with wattle
frame, frame up
construct by fitting or uniting parts together
rebuild, reconstruct
build again
groin
build with groins
cantilever
construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
erect, put up, raise, rear, set up
construct, build, or erect
corduroy
build (a road) from logs laid side by side
channelise, channelize
make a channel for; provide with a channel
create, make
make or cause to be or to become
2v order, supervise, or finance the construction of
The government is building new schools in this state
Hyper
manage, oversee, superintend, supervise
watch and direct
3v build or establish something abstract
build a reputation
Syn|Hyper
establish
create, make
make or cause to be or to become
4v give form to, according to a plan
build a modern nation
build a million-dollar business
Hyper
develop
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
5v found or ground
build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
Hyper
base, establish, found, ground
use as a basis for; found on
6v be engaged in building
These architects build in interesting and new styles
Syn|Hyper
construct, make
make by combining materials and parts
create
pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
7n constitution of the human body
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
body-build, habitus, physique
lankiness
a tall and thin physique
dumpiness, squattiness
a short and stout physique
body type, somatotype
a category of physique
asthenic type, ectomorphy
slender, weak, and lightweight
endomorphy, pyknic type
round, fat, and heavy
athletic type, mesomorphy
muscular and big-boned
bodily property
an attribute of the body
8n alternative names for the body of a human being
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
anatomy, bod, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma
person
a human body (usually including the clothing)
juvenile body
the body of a young person
adult body
the body of an adult human being
male body
the body of a male human being
female body
the body of a female human being
child's body
the body of a human child
adult female body, woman's body
the body of an adult woman
adult male body, man's body
the body of an adult man
body, organic structure, physical structure
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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1v form or accumulate steadily
Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Syn|Hyper
build up, progress, work up
build up, ramp up, work up
bolster or strengthen
develop
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
2v develop and grow
Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
Syn|Hyper
build up, progress, work up
form or accumulate steadily
deepen, intensify
become more intense
3
v improve the cleansing action of
build detergents
Hyper
ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
to make better
4
v bolster or strengthen
build up confidence
Syn|Hyper
build up, ramp up, work up
build up, progress, work up
form or accumulate steadily
increase
make bigger or more
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