build
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they build | |
| he / she / it builds | |
| past simple built | |
| past participle built | |
| -ing form building |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together 建築；建造 - build (something)
They have permission to build 200 new homes. 他們獲準建造200棟新房子。 to build a plant/facility/structure 建造工廠/設施/建築 We build computer systems for large companies. 我們爲大公司建造計算機系統。 Robins build nests almost anywhere. 知更鳥幾乎可随處築巢。 They don't have the money to build roads. 他們沒有錢修路。 They're going to build on the site of the old power station. 他們要在老發電站那裏蓋房子。 - be built from/of/out of something
The houses are built out of local stone. 這些房子是用當地的石頭建造的。 - be built in something
apartment blocks built in brick and concrete 用磚和混凝土建造的公寓大樓 - build something for somebody
They had a house built for them. 他們讓人給他們建了一棟房子。 - build somebody something
David built us a shed in the back yard. 戴維幫我們在後院搭了個棚子。
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objectsSynonyms buildbuildTopics Buildingsa1- construct
- assemble
- erect
- put something up
- build to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together:
a house built of stone 用石頭建造的房子 They’re going to build on the site of the old power station. 他們要在老發電站那裏蓋房子。
- construct [often passive] (rather formal) to build something such as a road, building or machine
- assemble (rather formal
) to fit together all the separate parts of something such as a piece of furniture or a machine: 指裝配、組裝（家具、機器等）： The cupboard is easy to assemble. 這個櫥櫃容易組裝。
- erect (formal
) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright: 指建立、建造、安裝、豎立、搭起： Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. 警察只得設立路障來阻截人群。
- put something up to build something or place something somewhere:
They’re putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area. 他們正在蓋新旅館以促進該地區的旅遊業。
- to build/construct/erect/put up a house/wall
- to build/construct/erect/put up some shelves
- to build/construct/erect/put up a barrier/fence/shelter
- to build/construct/assemble a(n) engine/machine
- to build/construct a road/railway/tunnel
- to erect/put up a tent/statue/monument
- build (something)
- [transitive] build something
to create or develop something 創建；開發 They are trying to build long-term relationships. 他們試圖建立長期關系。 It is important to build a network of like-minded colleagues. 建立一個志同道合的同事網絡很重要。 to build a community/society 建立一個社區/社會 We want to build a better life. 我們想創造更美好的生活。 We focused on building the business one customer at a time. 我們專注於一次一個客戶地建立業務。
Extra Examples - [intransitive]
(of a feeling 感覺 to become gradually stronger 逐漸增強
Word OriginOld English byldan, from bold, botl ‘dwelling’, of Germanic origin; related to bower.
Idioms
(build) castles in the air
(to have) plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true （建）空中樓閣；幻想；空想 As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day. 當他還是個孩子的時候，他會在造船廠附近遊蕩，爲有一天擁有一艘船而建造空中樓閣。
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Rome wasn’t built in a day
- (saying)
used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and should not be rushed 羅馬不是一天建成的；複雜的工作不會一蹴而就