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build (obj)bIldvpast built bIltto make (something) by putting bricks or materials together建造They're building new houses by the river. [T]他们在河边建造新的房屋。The birds built their nest in the small fir tree. [T]鸟在小冷杉树上搭巢。These old houses are built (= made) of stone. [T]这些老房子是用石头搭建的。Contractors have started building on waste land near the town. [I]承包商开始在镇边废弃的土地上建房。She built me a bookcase. / She built a bookcase for me. [+ two objects]她为我做了个书架。They built picture frames from / out of driftwood they found on the beach. [T]他们用海滩上找到的漂流木做了个相架。The hotel had been built into the side of the rock (= part of the hotel was inside the rock). [T]旅馆的一边倚石而建。The conservatory was built on / onto (= added to) the house a few years ago. [T]几年前给房子加建了花房。Of course, in those days houses were built to last (= were built with the intention of making them last). [T]当然，在那些日子建造的房子得耐久。(fig.) We want to build (= gradually make) a better future for our children. [T]我们想为我们的孩子创造一个更好的将来。(fig.) The film was built around (= based on) an improbable storyline. [T]这部电影的内容根据一个荒诞不经的故事情节展开。(fig.) Inequalities are often built into (= cannot be separated from) society. [T]不平等在社会中往往是根深蒂固的。(fig.) When drawing up a contract it is vital to build in (= include) safety procedures. [M]草拟契约时, 将安全程序包括在内是很重要的。(fig.) A good relationship is built (= based) on trust. [T]良好的关系建立在信任的基础上。(fig.) We must build on (= use as a base) our reputation to expand the business. [I]我们必须以建立信誉来扩展业务。(saying) 'Rome wasn't built in a day'means you can't expect to do important things very quickly.“罗马不是一天建成的。”
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