construct

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. 建造
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辦公樓。
The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber. 這些箱子應(yīng)該用粗鋸木材來(lái)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. 構(gòu)建
He eventually constructed a huge business empire. 他最終構(gòu)建了一個(gè)龐大的商業(yè)王國(guó)。
The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports. 這部小說(shuō)是由一系列現(xiàn)場(chǎng)報(bào)道構(gòu)思而成的。

Students need the ability to construct a logical argument .
Police officers are trying to construct the timescale of events leading up to the murder .
Military engineers hurriedly constructed a pontoon bridge across the river .
The pipeline was constructed to transport oil across Alaska to ports on the coast .
Ditches were constructed to channel water away from the buildings .