construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ CET4 TEM4 ( constructing, constructed, constructs )

• 1. 

  V-T If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. 建造

  例：

  His company recently constructed an office building in downtown Denver.

  他的公司最近在丹佛市中心建造了一座办公楼。

  例：

  The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.

  这些箱子应该用粗锯木材来做。

• 2. 

  V-T If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together. 构建

  例：

  He eventually constructed a huge business empire.

  他最终构建了一个庞大的商业王国。

  例：

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

  这部小说是由一系列现场报道构思而成的。