con·struct

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/kənˈstrʌkt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they construct	/kənˈstrʌkt/ /kənˈstrʌkt/
he / she / it constructs	/kənˈstrʌkts/ /kənˈstrʌkts/
past simple constructed	/kənˈstrʌktɪd/ /kənˈstrʌktɪd/
past participle constructed	/kənˈstrʌktɪd/ /kənˈstrʌktɪd/
-ing form constructing	/kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/ /kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/

[often passive] to build or make something such as a road, building or machine建筑；修建；建造
- construct something The building was constructed in 1993.这幢大楼建于 1993 年。
- construct something out of something They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.他们用落下的枯树枝搭了个窝棚。
- construct something from something The frame is constructed from lightweight aluminium.框架由轻质铝制成。
- construct something of something On the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials.在较小的岛屿上，房屋通常采用当地材料建造。
Synonyms build
buildconstruct ▪ assemble ▪ erect ▪ put something upThese words all mean to make something, especially by putting different parts together.
build to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together:
a house built of stone用石头建造的房子
They’re going to build on the site of the old power station.他们要在老发电站那里盖房子。
construct [often passive] (rather formal) to build something such as a road, building or machineassemble (rather formal) to fit together all the separate parts of something such as a piece of furniture or a machine:
The cupboard is easy to assemble.这个橱柜容易组装。
erect (formal) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright:
Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back.警察得设立路障来阻截人群。
put something up to build something or place something somewhere:
They’re putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area.他们正在盖新旅馆以促进该地区的旅游业。
Patterns
- to build/construct/erect/put up a house/wall
- to build/construct/erect/put up some shelves
- to build/construct/erect/put up a barrier/fence/shelter
- to build/construct/assemble a(n) engine/machine
- to build/construct a road/railway/tunnel
- to erect/put up a tent/statue/monument
Topics Buildingsb2
construct something to form something by putting different things together组成；创建 synonym put together
- You must learn how to construct a logical argument.你必须学会怎样确立合乎逻辑的论点。
- to construct a theory创立一种理论
- For these experiments it is necessary to construct a model using data from other sources.对于这些实验，有必要使用其他来源的数据构建模型。
- a well-constructed novel构思巧妙的小说
- his carefully constructed public image他精心塑造的公众形象
- the socially constructed nature of gender roles性别角色的社会建构本质
construct something (geometry) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics（按照数学规则）编制，绘制
- to construct a triangle画一个三角形

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.

con·struct

noun

OPAL W

/ˈkɒnstrʌkt/

/ˈkɑːnstrʌkt/

(formal)

an idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence that have not always been proved to be true（根据不总是真实的各种证据得出的）构想，观念，概念
- a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind现实生活与头脑所持概念之间的明显差别
(linguistics) a group of words that form a phrase（短语的）结构成分，结构体
a thing that is built or made建造物；构筑物；制成物

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.