construction
[kən'strʌk.ʃən] noun
BUILDING 建筑物
IMPROVER uncountable
■the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. 建造；构筑；建设•She works in construction/in the construction industry.她从事建筑行业。 •The bridge is a marvellous work of engineering and construction.这座桥梁是工程学和建筑业的杰作。 •This website is currently under construction (= being created).该网站目前正在创建中。 uncountable
■the particular type of structure, materials, etc. that something has （某种）构造，结构•The bridge is of lightweight construction.这座桥结构较轻。 countable
■a building 建筑物•What's that concrete and metal construction over there?那边那座混凝土和金属结构的建筑物是甚么？
[kən'strʌk.ʃən] noun
LANGUAGE 文法
countable specialized
■the way in which the words in a sentence or phrase are arranged （句子或片语的）结构，构造•The writer has used several complex grammatical constructions.作者使用了几个复杂的句法结构。
[kən'strʌk.ʃən] noun
put a construction on sth formal
■to understand something in a particular way 对…作解释；把…理解为•How can they put such a damning construction on a perfectly innocent phrase?他们怎么能把一个毫无恶意的词语理解为谴责呢？ ■to understand something as having a particular meaning, especially other people's actions and statements 将…理解为；把…解释为•I don't want them to put the wrong construction on my actions.我不想让他们误解我的举动。 See construe |