con·struc·tion /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun1 BUILDINGS/ROADS ETCbuilding STH 建造某物 [uncountableU]TIMAKE the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads etc 建造,建築construction ofthe construction of a new airport 新機場的建造
under construction (=being built) 在建造中The hotel is currently under construction. 這家賓館目前正在建造之中。
a road construction project 道路修建計劃
construction workers 建築工人
2 MAKING something USING MANY PARTSmaking STH from many parts 使用許多部件制作某物 [uncountableU]TIMAKE the process of making something using many parts 建造,構造Work out the exact design before you start construction. 開始施工之前要準備好精確的設計方案。
3 way STH is made 某物的建造方式 [uncountableU] the materials used to build or make something, or its design and structure 建築材料;建築結構The houses were partly timber in construction. 這些房子有些部分是木結構的。
External doors should be of robust construction. 外門應該結構堅固。
4 something BUILTa building/structure 建築/結構 [countableC] formalTBCBUILD something that has been built 建築物;建造物a modern construction 一幢現代建築
5 PHRASEgrammar 語法 [countableC]SLG the way in which words are put together in a sentence, phrase etc 〔詞在句子、短語等中的〕結構;句法關系difficult grammatical constructions 艱深的語法結構
6 IDEAS/KNOWLEDGEideas/knowledge 想法/知識 [uncountableU]MAKE the process of forming something from knowledge or ideas 〔知識、想法等的〕創造,創立,建立the construction of sociological theory 社會學理論的創立
7 put a construction on something formalMEANING to think that a statement has a particular meaning or that something was done for a particular reason 說明某事物,解釋某事物The judge put an entirely different construction on his remarks. 法官對他的話作了完全不同的解釋。
put a construction on something• The law does not say that specifically, but people have chosen to put that construction on it. —constructional adjectiveadj
n COLLOCATIONSconstruction + NOUNthe construction industryThe construction industry had a hard time during the recession.
a construction company/firmIt’s the largest construction company in Mexico.
a construction workerThousands of construction workers are out of work.
construction workConstruction work on the new road is expected to take two years.
a construction site (=an area where something is being built)Safety is very important on a construction site.
a construction project/programmeThere are always a lot of large construction projects in Dubai.
construction materialsexpensive construction materials like cement and steel
construction costsThe total construction costs will reach £125 million.
verbsbe under construction (=be being built)A new road is currently under construction.
begin/start constructionDevelopers are planning to begin construction on a new housing project.
complete constructionWe expect to complete construction in January.