building
/ˈbɪldɪŋ/noun
1
- a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, or factory建筑物, 营造物（如房屋, 学校或厂房）。
2
- mass noun the process or trade of constructing something建筑：
the building of motorways
修筑高速公路
as modifier building materials.建筑材料。
2.1
- the process of commissioning, financing, or overseeing the construction of something筹办; （筹款或监督）建筑建筑物的过程。
2.2
- the process of creating or developing something, typically a system or situation, over a period of time创造; 发展：
the building of democracy in Guatemala.
危地马拉民主制度的建立。
2.3
- the process of increasing the intensity of a feeling（情感的）增强, 增长：
a playwright's cunning in the building of suspense.
剧作家设置悬念的技巧。