- [uncountable]
the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc. 建筑；建造；施工 Construction began this year and will take approximately 18 months. 今年开始施工，大约需要18个月。 the costs of road construction and maintenance 道路建设和维护费用 Work has begun on the construction of the new airport. 新机场的修建已经开工。 the construction of a new database 新数据库的建立 - under construction
Our new offices are still under construction (= being built). 我们的新办公楼尚在修建中。 - during construction
Ethernet cabling was installed during construction. 施工期间安装了以太网电缆。 the construction industry 建筑业 construction work/workers 建筑工程/工人 a construction company/firm 建筑公司/公司 construction projects/costs/materials 建筑项目/成本/材料
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2Construction of the new road has now been completed. 新公路的建设现已完工。 Major engineering challenges will be faced during construction. 建设过程将面临重大的工程问题。 The drainage system needs careful construction. 排水系统需要精细的构造。 the heavy construction industry 大型建筑业
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- massive
- basic
- …
- begin
- start
- complete
- …
- be underway
- industry
- market
- sector
- …
- during (the) construction
- under construction
- [uncountable]
the people and activities involved in making buildings （理念、观点和知识的）创造，创立，建立 50 000 more jobs will go from construction in the next five years. 在未来五年内，建筑业将增加5万个就业岗位。
- [uncountable, singular]
the way that something has been built or made 建造（或构造）的方式 The bridges are similar in construction. 这些桥在结构上相似。 ships of steel construction 钢结构船 It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof. 这是一座简易的瓦顶砖砌建筑。
Synonyms structurestructure- framework
- form
- composition
- construction
- fabric
- structure the way in which the parts of something are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts:
the structure of the building/human body 建筑物／人体结构 the social structure of society 社会的社会结构 the grammatical structures of a language 一种语言的语法结构 a salary structure 工资结构
- framework a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that forms the basis of a system or society:
The report provides a framework for further research. 报告提供了进一步研究的原则。
- form [U] the arrangement of parts in a whole, especially in a work of art or piece of writing:
As a photographer, shape and form were more important to him than colour. 作为摄影师，形状和结构对他来说比颜色更重要。
- composition [U] (rather formal) the different parts or people that combine to form something; the way in which they combine:
recent changes in the composition of the workforce 劳动力组合最近的变化
- construction [U] the way that something has been built or made:
ships of steel construction 钢结构船
- fabric (rather formal
) the basic structure of a society or an organization that enables it to function successfully: 指社会、机构等的基本结构： This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society. 这趋势威胁社会的基本结构。
- the basic structure/framework/form/composition/construction/fabric of something
- a simple/complex structure/framework/form
- the economic/political/social structure/framework/composition/fabric of something
- the chemical/genetic structure/composition of something
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2The earliest Greek temples were small buildings, simple in construction. 最早的希腊神殿是一些结构简单的小建筑物。 walls of solid construction 结构坚固的墙 a schoolhouse of brick construction 用砖砌成的校舍
- [countable] (formal)
a thing that has been built or made 建造物；构筑物；制成物 Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2a massive steel construction 巨型钢结构建筑 a two-storey brick construction 两层的砖建筑 massive constructions of bamboo and paper 竹和纸制成的巨大物体
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the way in which words are used together and arranged to form a sentence, phrase, etc. （句子、短语等的）结构 grammatical constructions 语法结构
- [uncountable, countable]
the creating of something from ideas, opinions and knowledge （理念、观点和知识的）创造，创立，建立 the construction of a new theory 新理论的创立 changes in the social construction of marriage 婚姻的社会意义的改变
- [countable] (formal)
the way in which words, actions, statements, etc. are understood by somebody （对词语、行为、陈述等的）解释，说明，理解
of roads/buildings道路；建筑物
building/structure建筑；结构
grammar语法
of theory, etc.理论等
meaning含义
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere ‘heap together’, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.