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 建筑；建造 - build (something)
They have permission to build 200 new homes. 他们获准建造200栋新房子。 to build a plant/facility/structure 建造工厂/设施/建筑 We build computer systems for large companies. 我们为大公司建造计算机系统。 Robins build nests almost anywhere. 知更鸟几乎可随处筑巢。 They don't have the money to build roads. 他们没有钱修路。 They're going to build on the site of the old power station. 他们要在老发电站那里盖房子。 - be built from/of/out of something
The houses are built out of local stone. 这些房子是用当地的石头建造的。 - be built in something
apartment blocks built in brick and concrete 用砖和混凝土建造的公寓大楼 - build something for somebody
They had a house built for them. 他们让人给他们建了一栋房子。 - build somebody something
David built us a shed in the back yard. 戴维帮我们在后院搭了个棚子。
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 用石头建造的房子 They’re going to build on the site of the old power station. 他们要在老发电站那里盖房子。
- 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: 指装配、组装（家具、机器等）： The cupboard is easy to assemble. 这个橱柜容易组装。
- erect (formal
) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright: 指建立、建造、安装、竖立、搭起： Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. 警察只得设立路障来阻截人群。
- put something up to build something or place something somewhere:
They’re putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area. 他们正在盖新旅馆以促进该地区的旅游业。
- 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 创建；开发 They are trying to build long-term relationships. 他们试图建立长期关系。 It is important to build a network of like-minded colleagues. 建立一个志同道合的同事网络很重要。 to build a community/society 建立一个社区/社会 We want to build a better life. 我们想创造更美好的生活。 We focused on building the business one customer at a time. 我们专注于一次一个客户地建立业务。
Extra Examples - [intransitive]
(of a feeling 感觉 to become gradually stronger 逐渐增强
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）空中楼阁；幻想；空想 As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day. 当他还是个孩子的时候，他会在造船厂附近游荡，为有一天拥有一艘船而建造空中楼阁。
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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 罗马不是一天建成的；复杂的工作不会一蹴而就