单词 | build |
释义 | build1 /bild; bild/ vj, vi (pt, pp built) /bilt; blit/ 1 [VP6A, 12B, 13B, 14] ~ sth (of/out of), make by putting parts, materials, etc together (with what is made as. the direct object): (用…) 构筑; 建造; 建筑 (以建造物作直接宾语): ~ a house/railway. 建造房屋 (铁路) 。 Some birds ~ nests out of twigs. 有些鸟类用小枝筑巢。 The school is built of wood. 该校校舍系木造。 Mr Green is ~ing a garage for me/is ~ing me a garage. 格林先生正替我畚车房。 2 [VP14] ~ sth into, put parts together to form a whole (with the material as the direct object): 用 (某物) 建造成… (以材料作为直接宾语): He has built these scraps of metal into a very strange-looking sculpture. 他已将这些金属碎片造成一尊奇形怪状的雕塑品。 3 [VP15B, 14] ~ in/ into, make (sth) form a firm and permanent part of sth larger; make (sth) a fixture: (在较大物体上) 增建,添造,附加 (固定而且永久之物): Ask the carpenter to ~ in some cupboards/to ~ some cupboards into the walls. 话木匠在茧上嵌加几个橱柜。 Hence, 由此产生, built-in: a bedroom with built-in wardrobes; 南有壁橱的卧室; a radio with a built-in aerial. 带有嵌入天线的收音机。 4 [VP15B, 2C] ~ up. a accumulate; form a block: 积聚; 形成阻塞: Traffic is ~ing up (= The number of vehicles is increasing steadily) along the roads to the coast. 通往海边的道路上的车辆在不断増加。 b come together (so as to increase or intensify): 结集; 聚集 (借以増加或加强): One day your books will ~ up into a library. 有一天你的书籍将会聚集成一座图书馆。 Their pressure on the enemy is ~ing up. 他们对敌人的压力正逐渐加强。 ~ sb/sth up, a try to increase sb's reputation (through publicity, praise): 试图增加某人的信誉 (如借宣扬或赞美): Don't ~ me up too much—I may disappoint you. 别把我捧上了天,我可能令你失望。 b make, acquire, steadily and gradually: 逐渐造成; 逐渐获得; 建立: He has built up a good business/a good reputation for his goods. 他已经使他的生意兴隆起来 (建立起货品优良的信誉) 。 He went on holiday and soon built up (→ strengthened) his health. 他去度一次假,很快就增进了他的健康。 c (passive and as adj) become covered with buildings: (用被动语态,并作形容词用) 到处都是建筑物; 盖满了房屋: The district has been built up since I was last there. 该区自从我上次去过以后已经盖满房屋。 Hence, 由此产生, ‘ built-up areas. 到处建满房屋或其他建筑物之区域。 d bring together (so as to increase or intensify) : 集结 (以増加或加强): They are ~ing up their military forces. 他们在集结他们的军队。 Hence, 由此产生, ' ~- up n a increase: 増加; 加强: a ~-up of forces/pressure. 力量 (压力) 的増加。 b accumulation: 聚集; 积聚: a ~-up of traffic. 安通阻塞。 c flattering publicity, etc: 宣扬; 赞扬; 捧场: the ~-up of a politician's image. 提高某政客在人们心目中的地位。 The press gave him a tremendous ~-up. 报纸对他大大地捧了一番。 5 [VP15B, 3A] ~ on/upon, base (hopes, etc) on; rely on: 把 (希望等) 寄托于; 依靠; 依赖; 指望: Don't ~ too many hopes upon his helping you. 别指望他会给予你帮助。 Don't ~ on his promises. 不要指望他的诺言。 6 (pp with adv): 去分词,与副词连用): a well-built man, a man whose body has good proportions; 体格宥称的人; solidly built, having a solid frame (work). 荐造坚固的。 ~er n person who ~s, esp a contractor for ~ing houses; (fig) person who creates: 建筑者; (尤指) 营造商; (喻) 创造者: a great empire ~er. 大帝国创立者。 |
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