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单词 construct
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construct

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
/kənˈstrʌkt/
/kənˈstrʌkt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they construct
/kənˈstrʌkt/
/kənˈstrʌkt/
he / she / it constructs
/kənˈstrʌkts/
/kənˈstrʌkts/
past simple constructed
/kənˈstrʌktɪd/
/kənˈstrʌktɪd/
past participle constructed
/kənˈstrʌktɪd/
/kənˈstrʌktɪd/
-ing form constructing
/kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/
/kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [often passive] to build or make something such as a road, building or machine
    • construct something The building was constructed in 1993.
    • construct something out of something They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
    • construct something from something The frame is constructed from lightweight aluminium.
    • construct something of something On the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials.
    Synonyms buildbuild
    • construct
    • assemble
    • erect
    • put something up
    These words all mean to make something, especially by putting different parts together.
    • build to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together:
      • a house built of stone
      • They’re going to build on the site of the old power station.
    • 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:
      • The cupboard is easy to assemble.
    • erect (formal) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright:
      • Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back.
    • put something up to build something or place something somewhere:
      • They’re putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area.
    Patterns
    • 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
    Topics Buildingsb2
  2.  
    construct something to form something by putting different things together synonym put together
    • You must learn how to construct a logical argument.
    • to construct a theory
    • For these experiments it is necessary to construct a model using data from other sources.
    • a well-constructed novel
    • his carefully constructed public image
    • the socially constructed nature of gender roles
  3. construct something (geometry) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics
    • to construct a triangle
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.

construct

noun
OPAL W
/ˈkɒnstrʌkt/
/ˈkɑːnstrʌkt/
(formal)
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  1. an idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence that have not always been proved to be true
    • a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind
  2. (linguistics) a group of words that form a phrase
  3. a thing that is built or made
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.
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