- [countable]
a structure such as a house or school that has a roof and walls 建筑物;房子;楼房 a tall/high-rise/ten-storey building 高大的/高层/十层的建筑物 Housing is limited and most people live in high-rise apartment buildings. 住房有限,大多数人住在高层公寓楼里。 The architects have presented the design of a new office building. 建筑师们展示了新办公楼的设计。 the restoration of historic buildings 对历史建筑的修复 to design/construct/erect a building 设计/建造/建造一座建筑 The old industrial buildings have all been demolished. 旧的工业建筑都被拆除了。 In 2018 the building was converted into a house. 2018年,这座建筑被改造成了一栋房子。
Synonyms buildingbuildingsee also listed building- property
- premises
- complex
- structure
- block
- building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
- property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property. 我们有一买主想看看这房产。 The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。
- premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises. 这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
- complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex 休闲活动中心
- structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure. 这个码头是木结构建筑。
- block (British English)
a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: 指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼: a block of flats 公寓大楼 the school’s science block 这所学校的理科大楼
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement 装饰和改善房屋 Houses 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修/翻新/修缮楼房/房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把楼房/房子/房间/改建成住房/办公室/公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
扩建/扩大房屋/楼房/房间/厨房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
(在房子后面)扩建;(在某处)增建;建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒/拆除房子/住房/楼房/墙壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置/油漆/装饰住房/房子/公寓/房间 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
给墙壁/天花板上刷油漆/抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
贴/去除墙纸 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安装/更换/拆除浴室的固定装置/附加设备 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
铺设木地板/平台木板/地砖/地毯/露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上/取下图画/绘画/海报/帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手;房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己动手做;做木匠活;铺设管道;铺设线路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加/安装中央供暖系统/地暖系统/隔热材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安装双层玻璃/烟雾报警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子/住房/墙壁/管道/热水箱/阁楼里加隔热装置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
维修房顶/裂缝/管子/管道系统/漏水的水龙头 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住/疏通管道/洗涤池 - make/drill/fill a hole
开/钻/填一个洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
锤进/拔出钉子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
拧紧/拧松/拧开螺丝钉 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
锯/切割/加工木料;给木料上色/上清漆/上油漆
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa1Several new buildings are now being put up. 几幢新楼正在建设中。 The building was gutted by fire. 大火焚毁了建筑物的内部。 The opera house is one of the city's landmark buildings. 这座歌剧院是该市的地标性建筑之一。 The Blue Mosque at Isfahan is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. 伊斯法罕的蓝色清真寺是我所见过最美丽的建筑。 Both architects specialize in the restoration of historic buildings. 两位建筑师都是专门从事古建筑修复的。 They're renovating the old farm buildings. 他们正在修葺那些破旧的农场建筑。 The prices of commercial and residential buildings increased by 13.4%. 商业和住宅建筑的价格上涨了 13.4%。 They were refused planning permission for a modern extension because it was a Grade II listed building. 他们以现代的风格进行扩建的计划被否决了,因为该建筑属于二级保护建筑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high-rise
- huge
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- design
- build
- construct
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- collapse
- house something
- sit
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the process and work of building 建筑;建筑业 the building of the school 学校的修建 There's building work going on next door. 邻居正大兴土木。 the building trade 建筑业 building materials 建筑材料 building projects/regulations/codes 建筑项目/法规/规范
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- road
- brand
- community
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- company
- contractor
- firm
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