| 单词 | construction |
| 释义 | construction 2 ENTRIES FOUND: construction (noun) construction paper (noun) construction /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ noun plural constructions construction /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ noun plural constructions Learner's definition of CONSTRUCTION 1 [noncount] a : the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)建筑；建造；施工 Construction of the new bridge will begin in the spring.新的桥梁将于春季开始修建。 Construction on the bridge will occur daily from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.桥梁施工将于每天晚上8点开始，凌晨4点结束。 The new school is now under construction. [=is now being built]新学校正在建设之中。 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 construction costs/equipment/materials建筑成本/设备/材料 They haven't chosen a construction site for the building yet. [=they haven't decided where the building will be built yet]他们还没选好建楼的地点。 b : the business of building things (such as houses or roads)建筑业 “What do you do for a living?” “I'm in construction.” [=I do work that involves building things]“你是做什么工作的？”“我是搞建筑的。” the construction industry建筑业 2 [noncount] : the way something is built or made建造方式；建造术；构造 Note the similar construction of the buildings.注意这些建筑相似的建造方式。 I like these binoculars because of their sturdy construction. [=because they are strongly built]我喜欢这些双筒望远镜，因为它们构造结实。 3 [count] : the way words in a sentence or phrase are arranged（句子或短语的）结构 Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the construction is quite common in English.有些人认为以介词结尾的句子是错误的，但这种结构在英语中却非常普遍。 That verb is commonly used in passive constructions.那个动词一般用于被动结构。 This word is used in positive/negative constructions.这个单词用于肯定/否定结构。 4 [noncount] : the process of organizing ideas or thoughts into a new theory, statement, etc.（理论、观点、思想等的）创立，建立 His ideas were pivotal in the construction of a new way to understand time and space.在创立理解时空的新方法上，他的观点非常关键。 5 [count] formal : a way of understanding something理解；解释；说明 Don't put a negative construction on what I said: [=don't understand what I said in a negative way]不要从反面理解我的话。 a broad/strict construction [=interpretation] of the Constitution对美国宪法的广义/狭义解释 |
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