| 单词 | build |
| 释义 | build (once / 28 pages) 1vn 2v 3v 4v To build is to construct or make something. When you build a house, you start at the very bottom, with the foundation, and work your way up. You build a birdhouse using scraps of wood, a hammer, and nails, or you can build a career as a poet by writing daily and submitting poems to literary magazines. In both examples, you're constructing something yourself using materials and hard work. Another meaning is to make stronger: "I have to build my endurance if I'm going to finish that marathon." The Old English root of build, byldan, specifically means "build a house," from bold, "house." WORD FAMILYbuild: builder, building, builds, rebuild+/builder: builders/building: buildings/rebuild: rebuilding, rebuilds, rebuilt/rebuilding: rebuildings USAGE EXAMPLESThe fast-food chain’s plan to open a restaurant in a Vatican-owned building was met with derision when it was announced in October. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Fassel said that building “chemistry” throughout the organization would be his top goal, along with establishing an identity. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) That’s at least a building block leading into Tuesday’s rematch in San Jose. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v make by combining materials and parts Syn|Hypo|Hyper construct, make customise, customize make according to requirements revetconstruct a revetment dry-wallconstruct with drywall lockbuild locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels wattlebuild of or with wattle frame, frame upconstruct by fitting or uniting parts together rebuild, reconstructbuild again groinbuild with groins cantileverconstruct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed erect, put up, raise, rear, set upconstruct, build, or erect corduroybuild (a road) from logs laid side by side channelise, channelizemake a channel for; provide with a channel create, make make or cause to be or to become 2v order, supervise, or finance the construction of The government is building new schools in this state Hyper manage, oversee, superintend, supervise watch and direct 3v build or establish something abstract build a reputation Syn|Hyper establish create, make make or cause to be or to become 4v give form to, according to a plan build a modern nation build a million-dollar business Hyper develop make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation 5v found or ground build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation Hyper base, establish, found, ground use as a basis for; found on 6v be engaged in building These architects build in interesting and new styles Syn|Hyper construct, make make by combining materials and parts create pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity 7n constitution of the human body Syn|Hypo|Hyper body-build, habitus, physique lankiness a tall and thin physique dumpiness, squattinessa short and stout physique body type, somatotypea category of physique asthenic type, ectomorphyslender, weak, and lightweight endomorphy, pyknic typeround, fat, and heavy athletic type, mesomorphymuscular and big-boned bodily property an attribute of the body 8n alternative names for the body of a human being 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper anatomy, bod, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma person a human body (usually including the clothing) juvenile bodythe body of a young person adult bodythe body of an adult human being male bodythe body of a male human being female bodythe body of a female human being child's bodythe body of a human child adult female body, woman's bodythe body of an adult woman adult male body, man's bodythe body of an adult man body, organic structure, physical structure the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) 1v form or accumulate steadily Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border Syn|Hyper build up, progress, work up build up, ramp up, work up bolster or strengthen develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 2v develop and grow 3Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera Syn|Hyper build up, progress, work up form or accumulate steadily deepen, intensify become more intense v improve the cleansing action of 4build detergents Hyper ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better v bolster or strengthen build up confidence Syn|Hyper build up, ramp up, work up build up, progress, work up form or accumulate steadily increase make bigger or more |
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