construct
verb- [often passive]
to build or make something such as a road, building or machine 建筑；修建；建造 - construct something
The building was constructed in 1993. 这座建筑建于1993年。 - construct something out of something
They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches. 他们用落下的枯树枝搭了个窝棚。 - construct something from something
The frame is constructed from lightweight aluminium. 框架由轻质铝制成。 - construct something of something
On the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials. 在较小的岛屿上，房屋通常由当地材料建造。
Synonyms buildbuildTopics Buildingsb2- 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
- construct something
- construct something
to form something by putting different things together 组成；创建 You must learn how to construct a logical argument. 你必须学会怎样确立合乎逻辑的论点。 to construct a theory 创立一种理论 For these experiments it is necessary to construct a model using data from other sources. 对于这些实验，有必要使用来自其他来源的数据构建一个模型。 a well-constructed novel 构思巧妙的小说 his carefully constructed public image 他精心构建的公众形象 the socially constructed nature of gender roles 性别角色的社会建构性质
- construct something (
geometry 几何 to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics （按照数学规则）编制，绘制 to construct a triangle 画一个三角形
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.