build
vt.建造,建筑;建设,建立 vi.增大,增强
释义2:
build
/ bild /
◙ (past and past participle built )1. [with obj.] [常作 be built] construct (something, typically something large) by putting parts or material together over a period of time• 建筑,建造,盖 »the ironworks were built in 1736. 这座钢铁厂建于1736年。 commission, finance, and oversee the building of (something)• 委托(或提供资金,监管)建造 »the county council plans to build a bypass. 郡议会计划出资铺一条小路。 (build something in/into)incorporate (something) and make it a permanent part of a structure, system, or situation• 使成为组成部分;安装,固定 »engineers want to build in extra traction. 工程师们想要加入附加牵引装置。 [Computing] compile (a program, database, index, etc.)• [计算机] 编(程序、数据库、索引等) [no obj.] (of a program, database, index, etc.) be compiled• (程序,数据库,索引等)被编 establish and develop (a business, relationship, or situation) over a period of time• 建立,发展(生意,关系或形势) »he'd built up the store from nothing. 他白手起家成立了那家商店。 [no obj.] (build on)use as a basis for further progress or development• 以…为发展基础 »Britain should build on the talents of its workforce. 英国应该依靠其劳动大军的才能来发展。 increase the size, intensity, or extent of• 增大,加强 »we built up confidence in our abilities. 我们逐步建立起对自己能力的信心。 »[no obj.] the air of excited anticipation builds. 兴奋的期盼气氛不断增强。◙ noun1. [mass noun] the proportions of a person's or animal's body• 体形,体格 »she was of medium height and slim build. 她中等身材,很苗条。 »[in sing.] he was an ideal build for a sprinter. 他的体形很适合做一名短跑运动员。2. the style or form of construction of something, especially a vehicle• (尤指车辆的)造型,结构3. [Computing] a compiled version of a program• [计算机] 构件 [mass noun] the process of compiling a program• 编程过程【IDIOMS】
◘ build one's hopes up1. become ever more hopeful or optimistic about something• 对…抱有更大希望(变得更加乐观)◘ built on sand1. (figurative)without reliable foundations or any real substance• [喻] 不切实际;不牢固;不稳妥【语源】
1. Old English byldan, from bold, botl 'dwelling', of Germanic origin; related to bower
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