| 词汇 | build |
| 释义 | buildWord family noun build builder building building blockbuilding societyadjective built built-inbuilt-upverb build rebuild 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 建筑，建造，盖；造 The purpose is to build new houses for local people. 目的是要为当地居民建造新的住宅。 The road took many years to build. 这条路修了好几年。 They needed $3 million to build the bridge. 他们需要300万美元来修建这座桥。 It is the female birds that build the nests. 筑巢的是雌鸟。 Developers want to build on the site of the old gasworks. 开发商想在煤气厂的旧址上造房子。 a row of recently built houses 一排新建的房子 build somebody something →5 see picture at 见图 assemble He’s going to build the children a doll’s house. 他打算给孩子们搭一个玩偶屋。 2 make STH develop 使某物发展 (also build up) [transitiveT]DEVELOP to make something develop or form 使发展；使构成；创建，建立；树立；培养 She had built a reputation as a criminal lawyer. 她已经树立起了刑事诉讼律师的声望。 She’s been busy building her career. 她忙于创建自己的事业。 Ross took 20 years to build up his business. 罗斯花了20年的时间创业。 build (up) a picture of somebody/something (=form a clear idea about someone or something) 对某人/某物有清楚的认识 We’re trying to build up a picture of what happened. 我们试图弄清楚事情发生的经过。 3 be built of something BUILDto be made using particular materials 由某物建成 The church was built of brick. 这座教堂是用砖建造的。 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 发展，增进，加剧 Tension began to build as they argued more frequently. 他们争吵越来越频繁，关系也随之紧张起来。 In order to build your self-esteem, set yourself targets you can reach. 为了增强自尊心，要为自己设定一些可以达到的目标。 5 build bridges FRIENDLYto try to establish a better relationship between people who do not like each other 沟通；建立良好关系〔尤指在对立的人之间〕 Peter needs to try and build bridges with Lizzie. 彼得要设法和莉齐好好沟通。 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 PHRASAL VERBSbuild 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. 6 build something around something phrasal verbphr v to base something on an idea or thing and develop it from there 把…建立在…的基础上 Successful businesses are built around good personal relationships. 成功的企业是建立在良好的人际关系上。 Examples from the Corpus build around • Using scissors, they demonstrated how the crustal building blocks moved around.• Another built his design around a coffin that carries the dates his brother was born and died.• Originally, the AViiON was built exclusively around a microprocessor from Motorola.• Can I build a box around it and insulate the box?• It is little surprise that legend and lore should have built up around it.• My husband died 11 years ago and I built my world around Louis.• These men are working on building sites around the Island.• Because you are wrong to build unnecessary walls around yourself. 7 build something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v TBCBUILDto make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc 把…建造在〔墙、房间等〕里面 You could build in a wardrobe with mirrored doors. → built-in 你可以嵌入一个带镜门的衣橱。 Examples from the Corpus build in• The $ 60,000 building opened in 1902 at Eighth Avenue and E Street.• The survey showed that consumer concern about the economy was the single biggest factor affecting the building business in 1993.• Is not it time that he built the economy in a constructive way rather than just waffling about it?• Steve Cooper was standing in an outside doorway of the building he owns in downtown Olympia.• They were built with me in mind and I liked them and got a couple from Fender.• That way you build strength in numbers.• They were built, in steel and chrome, to last - but not quite this long.• So step alone can build some strength in the legs, the study said. 8 build something into something phrasal verbphr v a) TBCBUILDto make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc 把…建造在〔墙、房间等〕里面 There are three cash machines built into the wall. 有三台自动取款机嵌在墙里面。 b) INCLUDEto make something a permanent part of a system, agreement etc 使…永久成为〔体制、协议等〕的部分 Opportunities for reviewing the timings should be built into the plan. 计划中应留有机会重新考虑时间安排。 Examples from the Corpus build into • She continued to juggle multiple responsibilities, raising six children and building Copley into a huge and successful enterprise.• Here was a most lovely situation, a sandspit which had been built up into a peninsula.• And the pattern-maker had to build it into every pattern he made.• Were it willing to build such competition into its core services, it could no doubt save billions of dollars a year.• To reach their concessions, they build roads into previously remote areas.• Miles of poverty with modern adobe dwellings either being built or falling into ruin.• He also feared that many businesses had already built redundancies into their plans for the coming year. built into the wall• Beside the kitchen a communal bath, fed from a hot sulphur spring, was built into the wall.• On the side of the store are display cabinets built into the wall.• Inside the inn there is a fine old cupboard built into the wall and a court cupboard.• Chambers were built into the walls, and remnants of ledges suggest support for wooden floors.• Her cavity bed was built into the wall, like some ancient Roman grave. 9 build on phrasal verbphr v a) build something on something to base something on an idea or thing 把某事物建立在某事物之上 Our relationship is built on trust. 我们的关系建立在信任之上。 b) build on somethingINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to use your achievements as a base for further development 以某事物为基础 The new plan will build on the success of the previous programme. 这个新计划将以先前那个方案所取得的成功作为基础。 c) BUILDTBCto add another room to a building in order to have more space 扩建，增建 build something ↔ on We’re planning to build on a conservatory. 我们打算增建一个玻璃暖房。 10 build up phrasal verbphr v a) increase gradually 逐渐增加INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if something builds up somewhere, or if you build it up, it gradually becomes bigger or greater （使）逐渐增加；（使）扩大 the rate at which the pension builds up 养老金的增长速度 build something ↔ up → build-up The museum has built up a fine art collection. 这家博物馆已经积累了一批艺术藏品。 b) develop 发展 build something ↔ up to make something develop or form 使发展；使形成 build something ↔ up into He’s built up the family firm into a multinational company. 他把家族企业发展成了一家跨国公司。 c) feeling 情感INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if a feeling builds up, or if you build it up, it increases gradually over a period of time （使）〔情感〕积累；增强；增加 If you don’t express your feelings, frustration and anger can build up. 你如果不把自己的感受表达出来，沮丧和愤怒的情绪就会越积越多。 build up something You have to build up trust. 你必须建立起信任。 d) make healthy 使健康 build somebody/something ↔ upCURE to make someone well and strong again, especially after an illness 增强…的体力〔尤指病后〕 Taking exercise will build up your strength. 锻炼可以增强你的体力。 e) praise 赞扬 build somebody/something ↔ upPRAISE to praise someone or something so that other people think they are really good, or so that they have more confidence 吹捧，赞扬，宣传 The coach has been building his men up before the match. 教练已经在赛前给队员们打过气了。 f) HOPE build up somebody’s hopes (also build somebody's hopes up) to unfairly encourage someone to think that they will get what they hope for 〔不当地〕让某人抱有希望 Don’t build your hopes up too much. 不要抱太大的希望。 Examples from the Corpus build up• A huge backlog of work had built up during my absence.• Fertilizers can contain salts that build up in the soil.• I could feel the anger building up inside me.• As the temperature rises, the pressure builds up inside the chamber.• Traffic is building up on the southern exit of the motorway.• The pressure built up over the year, and eventually I had to leave my job.• Deposits of lime will stick to the surface and build up over the years. build into• It seems that people find it easier to find fault with ideas than to build them up into something better.• To switch channels, you might walk into another building on fly up into the clouds. 11 build up to something phrasal verbphr v INTRODUCEto prepare for a particular moment or event 为〔某个时刻或某件事〕做准备 I could tell she was building up to some kind of announcement. 我看得出她有什么事情准备向大家宣布。 Examples from the Corpus build up to • Gradually, he built up to a mile a day, roughly five days a week.• Magona has a surer touch when narrating the sweep of history that builds up to create inevitable results.• If this was not filtered out of the cabin supply then the CO2 would slowly build up to dangerous proportions.• The surface could be built up to some extent by the application of thick and successive layers.• It had built up to such a level that truth was hidden pretty deep. 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 体格；体形，身材 → built a woman of slim build 身材苗条的女子 You’re a surprisingly strong swimmer for one of such a slight build. 你个子这么瘦小，想不到竟是游泳高手。 I wanted a more athletic and muscular build. 我想拥有更加健壮、结实的体格。 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). Old English byldan |
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