con·struc·tion /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun 1 BUILDINGS/ROADS ETCbuilding STH 建造某物 [uncountableU]TIMAKE the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads etc 建造,建筑construction of the construction of a new airport 新机场的建造
under construction (=being built) 在建造中 The hotel is currently under construction. 这家宾馆目前正在建造之中。
a road construction project 道路修建计划
construction workers 建筑工人
2 MAKING something USING MANY PARTSmaking STH from many parts 使用许多部件制作某物 [uncountableU]TIMAKE the process of making something using many parts 建造,构造 Work out the exact design before you start construction. 开始施工之前要准备好精确的设计方案。
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 建筑材料;建筑结构 The houses were partly timber in construction. 这些房子有些部分是木结构的。
External doors should be of robust construction. 外门应该结构坚固。
4 something BUILTa building/structure 建筑/结构 [countableC] formalTBCBUILD something that has been built 建筑物;建造物 a modern construction 一幢现代建筑
5 PHRASEgrammar 语法 [countableC]SLG the way in which words are put together in a sentence, phrase etc 〔词在句子、短语等中的〕结构;句法关系 difficult grammatical constructions 艰深的语法结构
6 IDEAS/KNOWLEDGEideas/knowledge 想法/知识 [uncountableU]MAKE the process of forming something from knowledge or ideas 〔知识、想法等的〕创造,创立,建立 the construction of sociological theory 社会学理论的创立
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 说明某事物,解释某事物 The judge put an entirely different construction on his remarks. 法官对他的话作了完全不同的解释。
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.