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constructionIELTS重点词汇

英 [kənˈstrʌkʃən]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

constructions
1. [U 不可数名词] 建造
Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
双语例句
例：
He'd already started construction on a hunting lodge.
他已经开始建造一个狩猎用的小屋。
例：
the downturn in the construction industry.
建造业的衰退。
例：
Jim now works in construction.
吉姆现在从事建造业。
例：
the only nuclear power station under construction in Britain.
英国唯一在建的核电站。
2. [U 不可数名词] （交通工具、机器等的）制造
The construction of something such as a vehicle or machine is the making of it.
双语例句
例：
companies who have long experience in the construction of those types of equipment.
在制造那种设备方面有长久经验的各公司。
例：
the finest wood for boat construction.
最优造船木材。
3. [U 不可数名词] 创立
The construction of something such as a system is the creation of it.
近义词
creation
双语例句
例：
the construction of a just system of criminal justice.
公正的刑事司法体制的建立。
4. [U 不可数名词] 构造
You use construction to refer to the structure of something and the way it has been built or made.
双语例句
例：
The Shakers believed that furniture should be plain, simple, useful, practical, and of sound construction.
震颤派教徒认为家具应当朴素、简单、有用、实际，且构造很好。
5. [C 可数名词] 建造物
You can refer to an object that has been built or made as a construction.
近义词
structure
双语例句
例：
an impressive steel and glass construction.
一座令人印象深刻的钢筋玻璃建造物。
6. [C 可数名词] （语法）结构
A grammatical construction is a particular arrangement of words in a sentence, clause, or phrase.
近义词
structure
双语例句
例：
Avoid complex verbal constructions.
避免复杂的动词结构。