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build

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build1 /bɪld/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp built /bɪlt/)
1  make STH 制造某物MAKE something [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BUILD to make something, especially a building or something large 建築，建造，蓋；造
The purpose is to build new houses for local people.
目的是要爲當地居民建造新的住宅。
The road took many years to build.
這條路修了好幾年。
They needed $3 million to build the bridge.
他們需要300萬美元來修建這座橋。
It is the female birds that build the nests.
築巢的是雌鳥。
Developers want to build on the site of the old gasworks.
開發商想在煤氣廠的舊址上造房子。
a row of recently built houses
一排新建的房子
build somebody something
He’s going to build the children a doll’s house.
他打算給孩子們搭一個玩偶屋。
→4  See picture of 見圖 ASSEMBLE →5 see picture at 見圖 assemble
2  make STH develop 使某物發展 (also build up) [transitiveT]DEVELOP to make something develop or form 使發展；使構成；創建，建立；樹立；培養
She had built a reputation as a criminal lawyer.
她已經樹立起了刑事訴訟律師的聲望。
She’s been busy building her career.
她忙於創建自己的事業。
Ross took 20 years to build up his business.
羅斯花了20年的時間創業。
build (up) a picture of somebody/something (=form a clear idea about someone or something) 對某人/某物有清楚的認識
We’re trying to build up a picture of what happened.
我們試圖弄清楚事情發生的經過。
3  be built of something BUILDto be made using particular materials 由某物建成
The church was built of brick.
這座教堂是用磚建造的。
Examples from the Corpus
be built of something• Its sister mission in Tumacacori was built of adobe and has crumbled under the weight of the years.• The church was built of brick and chicken wire.• Many of the houses are built of brick.• The evidence suggests that almost all the village houses in earlier days were built of dried mud with thatched roofs.• The colossal church in southern Charlotte is built of glass and steel spires, rising above its stone front.• It made a sound like he was built of hollow wood.• Everything seems to be built of mirrors - what on earth has happened to brick?• Gley's chambers were built of one of the new metals created through the exigencies of war.• Very few of the stations on what was built of the Cape to Cairo railway were anything more than small wayside halts.
4  feeling 感情FEELING (also build up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if a feeling builds, or if you build it, it increases gradually over a period of time 發展，增進，加劇
Tension began to build as they argued more frequently.
他們爭吵越來越頻繁，關系也随之緊張起來。
In order to build your self-esteem, set yourself targets you can reach.
爲了增強自尊心，要爲自己設定一些可以達到的目標。
5  build bridges FRIENDLYto try to establish a better relationship between people who do not like each other 溝通；建立良好關系〔尤指在對立的人之間〕
Peter needs to try and build bridges with Lizzie.
彼得要設法和莉齊好好溝通。
Examples from the Corpus
build bridges• Stuart knew very little about building bridges.• He helped them to build bridges and who knows what all.• She could picture her feelings and build bridges between different emotional ideas as a basis for reality testing and impulse control.• He had a strong commitment to building bridges between the divided community here.• Patrick was right, she must build bridges now with Lizzy.• The class erupted in laughter and they were like, you build bridges so they can blow them up?• Instead of building bridges to nowhere, we will build a solid foundation for our nation and its future generations.• The landed nobility showed no inclination to build bridges with urban property-owners, let alone workers and peasants.
n THESAURUS
build to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials
A new stadium will be built for the Olympics.
construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than build
The council plans to construct two new schools.
put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than build
The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.
erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere
A monument to the Canadian soldiers was erected in Green Park.
throw something up British EnglishBrE informal to build something very quickly
Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.
put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture
It took an hour to put the bookcase together.
assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together
A line of robots assemble the cars.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
build• They're going to build another runway at the airport.• Tension is building between the two countries.• Every single car is built by hand at the company's headquarters near Turin.• The road was originally built by the Romans.• Alfoxden had been built by the St Albyns early in the eighteenth century close to the centre of their ancient park.• His ambition is to build his own house.• He built his political career on anti-Communism.• The Planetarium was built in 1929 in the style of a classical temple.• Ukraine wanted to build its own independent army.• One of Jim's hobbies is building model airplanes.• On what one commandment or value should I build my goals?• We're planning to build near the lake.• Only about 3% of houses in the US are built of concrete.• Are they going to build on this land?• The Company has built strong audiences in key markets and believes these communities can be extended and developed online.• The PTA is working to build support for the school in the community.• John and his father built the cabin themselves.• The cost of building the new football stadium was over $40 million.• Many people have studied languages in the past in school or elsewhere and this knowledge can be built upon.
build somebody something• We'd like to build Katie a playhouse.
build (up) a picture of somebody/something• This type of sequence could be used to build up a picture of a patient suffering from a specific condition.• This permits them to build up a picture of how the weather is changing virtually anywhere on Earth.• Whichever point the patient selects, that is the age from which I start to build up a picture of the character.• We're trying to build up a picture of what happened before the event.
build2 ●○○ noun [singular, uncountableU]
1 BODYthe shape and size of someone’s body 體格；體形，身材 → built
a woman of slim build
身材苗條的女子
You’re a surprisingly strong swimmer for one of such a slight build.
你個子這麽瘦小，想不到竟是遊泳高手。
I wanted a more athletic and muscular build.
我想擁有更加健壯、結實的體格。
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
medium/average build
He was of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jacket.
slim/slender build
She was very strong despite her slender build.
thin build
He had the thin build of a long-distance runner.
slight build (=fairly thin)
Simpson was of slight build and shy in character.
stocky build (=not very tall, but broad and strong)
The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.
sturdy build (=not very tall but strong and healthy)
an eight-year-old boy of sturdy build
muscular build
These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.
athletic build
She admired his athletic build.
Examples from the Corpus
build• Builders say that new home construction is slowing down.• The man the police are looking for is about thirty years old, blond, and of medium build.• a powerful build• You're exactly the right build for a rugby player -- you've got good strong broad shoulders.• And he was about the same build as her husband.• He looks rather like me -- we both have the same build.• Same sort of features, though, same build.• He was good at climbing; it was a sport in which his small, sinewy build was on his side.• This machine is no exception, and the quality of the build is better than you might expect for a bog-standard clone.
slight build• The attacker was described as 30 years old with short dark hair, slight build and a Cockney accent.• He was younger than they and shorter and of slighter build.• Take a lady of slight build who is not too strong in the hands.
From Longman Business Dictionary
buildbuild /bɪld/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp built /bɪlt/) [transitiveT]
1MANUFACTURINGto make or put together large things such as buildings, cars, ships, roads etc
New offices are being built on the site.
No new ships are being built at the yard now.
Sales of cars built in the US are falling.
2COMMERCE (also build up) to create something over a long period of time by adding to it gradually
a peasant’s son who built an enormous business empire
He built the company into one of the world’s biggest jewelery concerns.
The drugs company has built up a formidable sales force.
The government has recently built up currency reserves by buying U.S. dollars.
3LAWwhen lawyers build a case, they put together facts, information etc to try to convince a court that someone is innocent or guilty
He said prosecutors had built a case based on circumstantial evidence (=evidence that can make you believe that something happened, but does not prove that it did).
Origin build1
Old English byldan

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