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单词 prefabricate
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Definition of prefabricate in English:

prefabricate

verb priːˈfabrɪkeɪtpriˈfæbrəˌkeɪt
[with object]usually as adjective prefabricated
  • Manufacture sections of (a building or piece of furniture) to enable quick assembly on site.

    prefabricated homes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It comes in two prefabricated units, made of modular plywood panels, which sit on a discreet wheeled chassis.
    • Most of the buildings are prefabricated, with just the odd few embellished with shining steel and glass exteriors.
    • The Red Cross expected to prefabricate some replacement homes and package them for air delivery, at a total cost of $100000.
    • Every part of the grid is connected to the floor, which was prefabricated with connections.
    • They were often built in large sections from prefabricated materials.
    • Apart from building sites, the other locations for members were the many joinery shops which prefabricated doors and frames.
    • Just imagine 440 pupils and 18 teachers in a unit of total prefabricated buildings.
    • This is because all those little pieces have been prefabricated together into larger tiles.
    • Some favour purchasing a mobile or prefabricated unit, while others want to build the church using local, volunteer labour.
    • The government had given them prefabricated buildings instead.
    • We had the works done and the planning permission for two temporary prefabricated accommodations.
    • The road and cable-stay assemblies were prefabricated on opposite sides of the valley and slid out onto the piers.
    • The company have learned how to prefabricate the contents of their stores in such a way that they can operate in extremely small and odd shaped locations, if necessary.
    • As far as they are concerned, it is merely a piece of land to be exploited for cheaply constructed, almost prefabricated units, with pokey living quarters.
    • Experts say tent camps and cheap prefabricated buildings will now be thrown up on dry land surrounding the city to help ease the pressure on the already cramped shelters.
    Synonyms
    make, produce, mass produce, build, construct, assemble, put together, create, fabricate, turn out, process, form, fashion, model, mould, shape, forge, engineer

Derivatives

  • prefabrication

  • noun priːfabrɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌpriˌfæbrəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
    • The lightweight structure did not require complex foundations and the reliance on prefabrication reduced construction time to a mere six weeks.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In some cases, light-gauge steel framing is a logical substitute for wood framing and well suited to prefabrication and mass production, he adds.
      • The concept of prefabrication showed early promise with the Case Study Houses Program in Los Angeles during the 1950s, but progress stalled.
      • The product allowed prefabrication of brick masonry beams and panels, much like precast concrete, so that once fabricated, they could be rapidly installed.
      • A favourite solution was to use assembly-line techniques and prefabrication, so as to minimize the amount of skilled labour needed and allow many people to work on a project simultaneously.
 
 

Definition of prefabricate in US English:

prefabricate

verbprēˈfabrəˌkātpriˈfæbrəˌkeɪt
[with object]usually as adjective prefabricated
  • Manufacture sections of (especially a building or piece of furniture) to enable quick or easy assembly on site.

    prefabricated homes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most of the buildings are prefabricated, with just the odd few embellished with shining steel and glass exteriors.
    • We had the works done and the planning permission for two temporary prefabricated accommodations.
    • Just imagine 440 pupils and 18 teachers in a unit of total prefabricated buildings.
    • It comes in two prefabricated units, made of modular plywood panels, which sit on a discreet wheeled chassis.
    • This is because all those little pieces have been prefabricated together into larger tiles.
    • They were often built in large sections from prefabricated materials.
    • Experts say tent camps and cheap prefabricated buildings will now be thrown up on dry land surrounding the city to help ease the pressure on the already cramped shelters.
    • Apart from building sites, the other locations for members were the many joinery shops which prefabricated doors and frames.
    • As far as they are concerned, it is merely a piece of land to be exploited for cheaply constructed, almost prefabricated units, with pokey living quarters.
    • The Red Cross expected to prefabricate some replacement homes and package them for air delivery, at a total cost of $100000.
    • Some favour purchasing a mobile or prefabricated unit, while others want to build the church using local, volunteer labour.
    • The company have learned how to prefabricate the contents of their stores in such a way that they can operate in extremely small and odd shaped locations, if necessary.
    • Every part of the grid is connected to the floor, which was prefabricated with connections.
    • The government had given them prefabricated buildings instead.
    • The road and cable-stay assemblies were prefabricated on opposite sides of the valley and slid out onto the piers.
    Synonyms
    make, produce, mass produce, build, construct, assemble, put together, create, fabricate, turn out, process, form, fashion, model, mould, shape, forge, engineer
 
 
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