construction

名词 construction:

1. the act of constructing something
   同义词：building
2. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
   同义词：building
3. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
   同义词：structure
4. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
   同义词：grammatical construction, expression
5. the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
   同义词：mental synthesis
6. an interpretation of a text or action
   同义词：twist
7. drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem

1. There was a great outcry about the construction of the new airport.
   公众强烈反对修建该机场。
2. A consortium of construction companies will build the power-station.
   由建筑公司组成的集团将建造该发电站。
3. China is striding ahead in her economic construction.
   中国正在经济建设方面大步前进。
4. There are two new houses under construction.
   有两座新房子正在修建。
5. A good learner's dictionary should give both the meanings of the words and examples of the constructions in which they are used.
   一本好的学生字典应该既提供词语的含义，又举出应用这些词语的例子。
6. He became a construction worker after he left school.
   离开学校后，他成为一名建筑工人。

con.struc.tion

n.Abbr. cons.,const.,constr.（名词）缩写 cons.,const.,constr.

The act or process of constructing.
构筑：建筑的行为或过程
The art, trade, or work of building:
建筑：建筑的技术、行业或作品：
例句：
an engineer trained in highway construction; worked in construction for seven years.
受过高速工路建筑技术培训的工程师；施工了七年

A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.
构架：一种结构，如建筑物、框架或模型等
Something fashioned or devised systematically:
历程：有步骤地形成或设计出的事物：
例句：
a nation that was glorious in its historical construction.
具有光荣历史的国家

An artistic composition using various materials; an assemblage or a collage.
艺术品：用各种材料制成的艺术作品；装配艺术品或拼贴艺术品
The way in which something is built or put together:
建筑式样：建筑或装配某物的方法样式：
例句：
a shelter of simple construction.
建筑式样简单的遮蔽物

The interpretation or explanation given to an expression or a statement:
诠释：对一个措辞或陈述所作出的阐明或解释：
例句：
I was inclined to put a favorable construction on his reply.
我总是对他的回答作出很好的解释

Grammar
【语法】
The arrangement of words to form a meaningful phrase, clause, or sentence.
句法结构：词语在形成有意义的短语、从句或句子时的结构安排
A group of words so arranged.
结构：这样排列起来的一组词

【引伸】
construc.tional
adj.（形容词）
construc.tionally
adv.（副词）