| 单词 | to build in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto build in to build in transitive. Originally: to enclose (something) by building. Hence: to incorporate as an integral part of a building or other structure; (figurative) to make (something) an inherent, integral, or permanent characteristic or element of something else.Chiefly as past participle; cf. built-in adj. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > be (part of) [verb (transitive)] > be the or a component(s) of > introduce as a component part ingredience1650 in-build1856 1845 Law Jrnl. Rep. 14 ii. Court Exchequer Pleas 174/1 The boilers of the engine were..built in and surrounded by flues of brickwork. 1933 Telegr. & Teleph. Jrnl. 19 151/1 In New York telephones are ‘built-in’ and when you become a tenant..you 'phone as often as you like. 1965 Listener 4 Nov. 687/1 The legacy of those years has been built in to the domestic and foreign policies of both countries. 2004 Independent (Compact ed.) 20 Apr. (Review section) 13/1 Prototype hospitals whose obsolescence was built in. 2022 Newstex Blogs (Nexis) 8 Apr. The king-sized bed is built-in and custom-made to accommodate the wooden truss behind it. < as lemmas |
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