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construction 的音标为 /kənˈstrʌkʃn/(英式)和 /kənˈstrʌkʃn/(美式),作为名词,它涵盖建筑实体、工程过程、结构特性及语义解释等多重含义。以下从核心释义、用法示例到常见搭配展开说明:

核心释义

建设;施工:指工程建造的过程或活动。

例:The new airport is still under construction and will open next year.(新机场仍在建设中,将于明年启用)

建筑物;建造物:具体的建筑实体,如房屋、桥梁等。

例:The cathedral is a fantastic modern construction.(这座教堂是奇特的现代建筑)

结构;构造:物体的组成方式或内部架构。

例:It is an object of simple construction.(这是一个结构简单的物体)

解释;理解:对语言或行为的含义解读。

例:I was inclined to put a favorable construction on his reply.(我倾向于对他的回答作出善意的解释)

用法示例

1. 表示“建设过程”

China is striding ahead in her economic construction.(中国在经济建设方面大步前进)

Work has begun on the construction of the new highway.(新高速公路的建设已开工)

2. 描述“建筑物或结构”

The summer house was a simple wooden construction.(那座避暑别墅是简单的木结构建筑)

Ships of steel construction are more durable.(钢结构船舶更耐用)

3. 语法或逻辑上的“结构”

Avoid complex verbal constructions in academic writing.(学术写作中避免使用复杂的动词结构)

This sentence bears no other construction—its meaning is clear.(这个句子只有一种解释,意思明确)

4. 对事物的“解释”

What construction do you put on this letter?(你如何理解这封信的含义?)

The denial was limited to rejecting the construction put on his remarks.(否认仅限于不接受对他言论的解读)

常见短语搭配

介词搭配

under construction(在建设中):The new subway line is under construction.(新地铁线正在施工)

construction of(…的建设/构造):The construction of a new database took three months.(新数据库的构建耗时三个月)

on the construction site(在施工现场):Workers wear helmets on the construction site.(工人在施工现场佩戴安全帽)

行业与领域搭配

construction industry(建筑业):The construction industry contributes 8% to the GDP.(建筑业占GDP的8%)

steel construction(钢结构):Bridges often use steel construction for strength.(桥梁常采用钢结构以增强强度)

语法与逻辑搭配

grammatical construction(语法结构):English has many complex grammatical constructions.(英语有许多复杂的语法结构)

put a construction on(对…作出解释):He put the wrong construction on her silence.(他误解了她的沉默)

易混淆点

in construction vs. under construction:前者表示“从事建筑业”,后者表示“在建设中”。

例:He works in construction(他从事建筑业);The stadium is under construction(体育场正在建设中)

通过具体语境,construction 的含义会聚焦于“实体建筑”“工程过程”或“抽象结构/解释”。掌握其搭配(如 under construction)和多义性,能更精准地理解和使用该词。你认为在“语法结构”和“建筑结构”这两个含义中,哪个更易被忽