construct

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con·struct1 /kənˈstrʌkt/ W3 AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 TBCBUILDto build something such as a house, bridge, road etc 建造，建筑，构筑

There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.

有计划要建造一条新的跨河公路桥。

construct something from/of/in something

skyscrapers constructed entirely of concrete and glass

全部用混凝土和玻璃构筑的摩天大楼

2 MAKEto form something such as a sentence, argument, or system by joining words, ideas etc together 组成，构成〔句子、论点、体系等〕

Boyce has constructed a new theory of management.

博伊斯创立了一套新的管理理论。

3 MH technical to draw a mathematical shape 绘制〔几何图形〕，作〔图〕

Construct a square with sides of 5 cm.

画一个边长为5厘米的正方形。

Examples from the Corpus

construct• He argues, in short, that actual forms of kinship are socially constructed.• In addition, it is necessary to follow how the calendar itself was constructed.• Developers want to construct a replica of the 19th century steam yacht.• There they construct a small royal cell.• Construct a square with 2-inch-long sides.• Incongruities prohibit constructing a unified picture of anything we could call Orphism.• It is easy to construct a wooden framework for plants to grow against.• The city has announced a plan to construct another runway at LaGuardia Airport.• The roof frames were constructed from thick, heavy timbers.• This elegant two-storey stone building was constructed in 1889.• New freeway ramps are being constructed in San Bruno.• But it has endured because it was constructed of brick and volcanic rock between 1783 and 1792.• Through actions like these, children discover and construct their knowledge of sand.• Economic models will be constructed to explain the differing unemployment experience of different individuals in each of these markets.• The city council has plans for constructing two new schools and a hospital.

con·struct2 /ˈkɒnstrʌkt $ ˈkɑːn-/ AWL noun [countableC] formal

1. IDEAan idea formed by combining several pieces of information or knowledge 构想；概念

2. BUILDMAKEsomething that is built or made 建造物；构成物 SYN construction

Examples from the Corpus

construct• Where there are no constructs, no adequate perception or understanding can be achieved.• The list of constructs can be endless.• This is to be achieved through the construction of ideal-types and second-order constructs.• It is these social constructs that determine our relations to each other.• The predominance these spatial constructs have for the ordinary constable is essential to an understanding of the police mind.• The work construct outlined accepts much of the feminist argument.

From Longman Business Dictionary

constructcon·struct /kənˈstrʌkt/ verb [transitiveT]

1PROPERTYto build houses, apartments, offices, factories, roads etc

It was the world’s costliest hotel to construct at an estimated $1 million a room.

2MANUFACTURINGto manufacture things containing many parts, such as aircraft, vehicles etc

The partners will construct and own a long-distance phone system.

Origin construct1

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of construere; → CONSTRUE

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