英语词汇“build”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	build
释义	build I. \ˈbild\ verb (built \-lt\ ; or archaic builded \-ldə̇d\ ; built or archaic builded ; building ; builds) Etymology: Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan, denominative from the root of bold house; akin to Old Norse bōl abode, farm, Old English būan to dwell — more at bower *transitive verb* 1. a. : to construct for a dwelling < birds building their nests > < they built a snug little cottage beside the stream > b. : to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole — used especially with reference to comparatively large or massive structures < they built churches and roads and power lines > < he is making a model of the boat his father built > 2. : to cause to be constructed : be responsible for the building of < some contractors build hundreds of houses every year > especially : to be the source of the money for building < sugar and cotton built the gracious plantation houses > 3. : to fashion or develop according to a systematic plan, by a definite process, or on a particular base < building security for the future > < an argument built on solid facts > as a. : to give form : create — used passively and of human or other living bodies < a horse built for speed > b. : to give an inherent tendency : orient fundamentally — usually used passively < he was built to fight for what he believed in > < I'm not built that way > c. : make, construct, form: as (1) : to arrange the combustibles for and usually to light (a fire) (2) : tailor < vest pockets are cut and built much in the same way — Clarence Poulin > (3) : to cook up (a dish) < Grandma will build one of her famous fruitcakes > (4) dialect : roll < build a cigarette > (5) : to produce (a work of art or literature) < building a new book > especially as an elaboration or exposition of a particular basis or theme < a recurring phrase … upon which this whole book seems to be built — Richard Sullivan > (6) : to make the blank parts of (a wax mold) higher by adding molten wax to ensure that the corresponding areas of the finished electrotype will be well below the face — often used with up d. : enlarge, increase < build an inventory > especially : to improve the status of : enhance, exalt < build a candidate > — usually used with up < his scholarly interpretation built up the role > e. : to bring into being : develop through deliberate effort < beginning to build some understanding … of health practices among these people — Roger Angell > < building a society without extremes of poverty and wealth — Maurice Cranston > f. (1) casino : to put together (a numerical combination of cards) to be taken in by a card of that value (2) in word games : to form (a word) by assembling letters 4. a. : to employ so as to produce a structure < they built the stones into sturdy fences > b. : to use as material from which to form or formulate something < you could build these arguments into a whole new philosophy > 5. : to improve the cleansing action of (as soap) by the addition of a builder *intransitive verb* 1. : to perform the act, exercise the art, or practice the business of building < you can trust his work, he's been building for 30 years > 2. : to be in the course of construction — usually used as a present participle < ships building in the docks > < the road turned west and built slowly across Dakota — R.A.Billington > 3. : to reach or progress towards a peak (as of intensity or interest) < the wind began to build and the sleet to blow about > < a good boxing card builds from the first minute of the first bout > Synonyms: build, construct, erect, frame, raise, rear: these all have in common the sense of to form a structure or something comparable to a structure. build stresses the fitting together of parts or materials to form the thing desired < build a cathedral > < build a nest > < build a road > < build a city > construct, very close in meaning to build, usually lays stress upon the problem, or intricacy of the process, of fitting the parts together often implying more skill and intelligence than build < construct a railroad > < construct a plan > < construct a poem > erect, true to its etymology, carries the idea of putting up something that is upright < erect a flagpole > < erect a building > frame usually emphasizes the forming or fashioning to suit a preconceived design, an intention, a purpose, or certain unavoidable facts, applying generally to intangibles < frame an answer > < frame a financial report > < frame a constitution > raise and rear, interchangeable with erect, usually apply to things that are upright or that have or imply height < raise a wall > < raise a building of several stories > < rear a tower > < rear a complex philosophical and metaphysical construction > • - build a fire under - build around - build into - build on II. noun (-s) 1. a. : form or mode of structure (as of a ship) : make b. : the bodily conformation of a person or lower animal : physique, makeup < a man of heavy build > < a horse of good build > c. : the structural arrangement of a landmass (as an island) or country < the build of the country … explains the sites of … the towns — J.M.Mogey > d. of a coating : capacity to form a relatively substantial continuous film < some of the resins have excellent build > 2. : a combination (as of playing cards) formed by building 3. : a vertical joint in masonry 4. : a mounting state of intensity or of steady progress toward a climax < the author … neglected to give the continuous build that the more complex literary situation demands — Virgil Thomson > < a good actor instinctively gives build to an important scene > Synonyms: see physique
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