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Construct Sth Ed Kənˈstrʌkt Verb Noun N Constructed

The word "construct" can be used as a verb meaning to build or create, whether it's a physical object or an abstract concept. As a noun, it refers to a complex idea or a finished structure.

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The verb is pronounced /kən'strʌkt/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒnstrʌkt/. 动词读作 /kən'strʌkt/,名词读作 /'kɒnstrʌkt/。
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[VERB 动词]建筑;建造;修建 If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it.
  [V n]
  [be V-ed from/of/out of n]
  [V-ed]
  • The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai...

    法国人在从敦克尔刻到杜埃的英吉利海峡沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。

  • The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber...

    这些箱子应该用粗锯木料来做。

  • They thought he had escaped through a specially constructed tunnel.

    他们认为他是通过一条专门修建的地道逃跑的。

2
[VERB 动词]构想,构筑,构思(思想、作品、体系等) If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together.
  [V n]
  [be V-ed from/out of n]
  [V-ed]
  • You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending...

    你会发现不先把自己的开销记录下来就很难制订支出计划。

  • He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore...

    他最终构筑起了一个延伸至泰国和新加坡的商业帝国。

  • The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports.

    小说是基于一系列现场报道构思而成的。

  • ...using carefully constructed tests.

    使用精心设计的测试

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]复杂的构想(或思想);观念 A construct is a complex idea.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour...

    影响行动和行为的根本思想(信仰、处世哲学等)

  • It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.

    这是为奴隶制辩护的同一思想观念的再现。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]建筑物;建造物;创造物 A construct is something that is built, made, or created.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • As the flimsy constructs soared, the men paid out twine until the kites reached three or four thousand feet...

    随着这轻薄的东西向上飞升,这些人慢慢放出细绳,直到风筝飞到三四千英尺高。

  • The country was an artificial construct held together by force and intimidation for more than 70 years.

    这个国家是靠武力和恐吓维系达七十余年的人治政权。


Oxford con·struct AWL
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construct constructs constructed constructing
verb / kənˈstrʌkt ; NAmE kənˈstrʌkt / 1 [often passive ] to build or make sth such as a road, building or machine 建筑;修建;建造 constructsth When was the bridge constructed? 那座桥是何时修建的? constructsth from/out of/of sth They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches. 他们用落下的枯树枝搭了个窝棚。 synonyms at
build
2 constructsth to form sth by putting different things together 组成;创建 SYN
put together
You must learn how to construct a logical argument. 你必须学会怎样确立合乎逻辑的论点。 to construct a theory 创立一种理论 a well-constructed novel 构思巧妙的小说
3 constructsth ( geometry 几何 ) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics (按照数学规则)编制,绘制 to construct a triangle 画一个三角形
noun / ˈkɒnstrʌkt ; NAmE ˈkɑːnstrʌkt / ( formal) 1 an idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true (根据不总是真实的各种证据得出的)构想,观念,概念 a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind 现实生活与头脑所持概念之间的明显差别 2 ( linguistics 语言 ) a group of words that form a phrase (短语的)结构成分,结构体 3 a thing that is built or made 建造物;构筑物;制成物 con·struct / kənˈstrʌkt ; NAmE kənˈstrʌkt /
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constructcon‧struct1 /kənˈstrʌkt/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]
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1to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc:  There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.construct something from/of/in something skyscrapers constructed entirely of concrete and glass2to form something such as a sentence, argument, or system by joining words, ideas etc together:  Boyce has constructed a new theory of management.3 technical to draw a mathematical shape:  Construct a square with sides of 5 cm.
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constructcon‧struct2 /ˈkɒnstrʌkt $ ˈkɑːn-/ AWL noun [countable] formal
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1an idea formed by combining several pieces of information or knowledge2something that is built or made SYN  construction
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[kənˈstrʌkt]constructed, constructing, constructs

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constructed[2938] constructing[790] constructs[200]
建造(51%),构筑(29%),构想(20%)
n.构想,概念
vt.建造,构造;创立

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