[] the process or method of building or making sth large, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc.建筑；建造；建设◆Construction of the new offices has now been completed.现在新办事处的建造已经完成。◆This web page is currently under construction (= being built).本网页目前正在建设中。◆He was working as a labourer on a construction site.他那时正在工地当民工。➡manufacturing ⨁to begin / complete / start construction开始／完成／开始建造⨁bridge / pipeline / plant / road construction桥梁／管道／工厂／道路建设⨁a construction site / yard / worker建筑工地／场地／工人⨁construction costs / materials / methods / techniques建筑成本／原材料／方法／技术 [] the business of building roads, buildings, etc.建筑业务◆His businesses range from shipping and construction to motels.他的业务范围从装运、建筑以至汽车旅馆。⨁the construction industry / sector建筑业／部门⨁a construction business / company / firm / group建筑企业／公司／集团 [] the process or method of creating sth by putting different things or parts together组成；创建◆the construction of rules/agreements规则／协议的拟定 [, ]the way that sth has been built or made结构◆walls of solid construction结构坚固的墙 () [] a thing that has been built or made建筑物；建造物；制成物◆massive constructions of bamboo and paper竹和纸制成的巨大物体➡reconstruction construction / building <chn/>Both building [uncountable] and construction [uncountable] can be used to describe the making of any structure or large, complicated piece of equipment. * building（不可數名詞）和 construction（不可數名詞）均可用来指建造任何建筑物或大型复杂设施：the building/construction of a new hospital/pipeline/runway 新医院／管道／跑道的建设Construction is slightly more formal and more commonly used about industrial buildings or structures used for transport, such as roads or bridges. * construction 稍显正式，常用于工业设施或诸如道路、桥梁等交通设施的修建。Building [uncountable], especially when combined with other nouns, usually describes the process of building structures for living or working in. 与其他名词搭配使用时，building 通常指建造供居住或工作用的建筑物：cement, bricks and other building materials 水泥、砖头等建筑材料The houses failed to meet local building regulations. 这些房子没有达到当地建筑规范的要求。