音标：[kәn'strʌkʃәn]
n. 建筑, 构造, 建筑物
【化】 施工
【经】 建造, 建设, 建筑(造)物
相关词组:
put a good construction on...
put a wrong construction on...
be under construction
字博缘文学网在线英汉词典
construction的短语、例句：
construction
n
1 [U] action or manner of constructing; being constructed 建筑, 建造的活动或方式; 施工; 建设
the construction of new roads 新道路的施工
The new railway is still under construction, ie being constructed. 新铁路尚在敷设中.
The wall is of very solid construction, ie is solidly constructed. 这堵墙构筑得非常坚固.
[attrib 作定语]
the construction industry, ie the building of roads, bridges, buildings, etc 建筑业.
2 [C] thing constructed; structure; building 建造物; 构造物; 建筑物
a complex construction of wood and glass 木和玻璃综合结构的建筑物
The shelter is a brick construction. 掩护所是用砖构筑的.
3 [C] way in which words are put together to form a phrase, clause or sentence 造句法
This dictionary gives the meanings of words and also illustrates the constructions they can be used in. 本词典提供词义解释, 并举例说明遣词造句的方法.
4 [C] (fml 文) sense in which words, statements, etc are to be understood; meaning （对词语、 言辞等所作的）解释, 意义, 意思
What construction do you put on his actions? ie How do you understand their purpose? 你对他的行为作何解释?
The sentence does not bear such a construction, ie cannot be understood in that way. 这句话并不含有那样的意思. Cf 参看 construe 1.
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