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Word family  noun build builder building adjective built verb build rebuild

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++build1 /bɪld/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle built /bɪlt/)  1  make STH 制造某物MAKE something [intransitive, transitive]BUILD to make something, especially a building or something large 建筑，建造，盖；造 The purpose is to build new houses for local people. 目的是要为当地居民建造新的住宅。 The road took many years to build. 这条路修了好几年。 They needed $3 million to build the bridge. 他们需要300万美元来修建这座桥。 It is the female birds that build the nests. 筑巢的是雌鸟。 Developers want to build on the site of the old gasworks. 开发商想在煤气厂的旧址上造房子。 a row of recently built houses 一排新建的房子build somebody something He’s going to build the children a doll’s house. 他打算给孩子们搭一个玩偶屋。 →4  See picture of 见图 ASSEMBLE →5 see picture at 见图 assemble2  make STH develop 使某物发展 (also build up) [transitive]DEVELOP to make something develop or form 使发展；使构成；创建，建立；树立；培养 She had built a reputation as a criminal lawyer. 她已经树立起了刑事诉讼律师的声望。 She’s been busy building her career. 她忙于创建自己的事业。 Ross took 20 years to build up his business. 罗斯花了20年的时间创业。build (up) a picture of somebody/something (=form a clear idea about someone or something) 对某人/某物有清楚的认识 We’re trying to build up a picture of what happened. 我们试图弄清楚事情发生的经过。3  be built of something BUILDto be made using particular materials 由某物建成 The church was built of brick. 这座教堂是用砖建造的。4  feeling 感情FEELING (also build up) [intransitive, transitive]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if a feeling builds, or if you build it, it increases gradually over a period of time 发展，增进，加剧 Tension began to build as they argued more frequently. 他们争吵越来越频繁，关系也随之紧张起来。 In order to build your self-esteem, set yourself targets you can reach. 为了增强自尊心，要为自己设定一些可以达到的目标。5  build bridges FRIENDLYto try to establish a better relationship between people who do not like each other 沟通；建立良好关系〔尤指在对立的人之间〕 Peter needs to try and build bridges with Lizzie. 彼得要设法和莉齐好好沟通。n THESAURUSbuild to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materialsA new stadium will be built for the Olympics.construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than buildThe council plans to construct two new schools.put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than buildThe neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhereA monument to the Canadian soldiers was erected in Green Park.throw something up British English informal to build something very quicklyDevelopers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furnitureIt took an hour to put the bookcase together.assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture togetherA line of robots assemble the cars. PHRASAL VERBS6 build something around something phrasal verb to base something on an idea or thing and develop it from there 把…建立在…的基础上 Successful businesses are built around good personal relationships. 成功的企业是建立在良好的人际关系上。7 build something ↔ in phrasal verb TBCBUILDto make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc 把…建造在〔墙、房间等〕里面 You could build in a wardrobe with mirrored doors. 你可以嵌入一个带镜门的衣橱。 → built-in8 build something into something phrasal verb a) TBCBUILDto make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc 把…建造在〔墙、房间等〕里面 There are three cash machines built into the wall. 有三台自动取款机嵌在墙里面。b) INCLUDEto make something a permanent part of a system, agreement etc 使…永久成为〔体制、协议等〕的部分 Opportunities for reviewing the timings should be built into the plan. 计划中应留有机会重新考虑时间安排。9 build on phrasal verb a) build something on something to base something on an idea or thing 把某事物建立在某事物之上 Our relationship is built on trust. 我们的关系建立在信任之上。b) build on somethingINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to use your achievements as a base for further development 以某事物为基础 The new plan will build on the success of the previous programme. 这个新计划将以先前那个方案所取得的成功作为基础。c) BUILDTBCto add another room to a building in order to have more space 扩建，增建build something ↔ on We’re planning to build on a conservatory. 我们打算增建一个玻璃暖房。10 build up phrasal verb a) increase gradually 逐渐增加INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if something builds up somewhere, or if you build it up, it gradually becomes bigger or greater （使）逐渐增加；（使）扩大 the rate at which the pension builds up 养老金的增长速度build something ↔ up The museum has built up a fine art collection. 这家博物馆已经积累了一批艺术藏品。 → build-upb) develop 发展 build something ↔ up to make something develop or form 使发展；使形成build something ↔ up into He’s built up the family firm into a multinational company. 他把家族企业发展成了一家跨国公司。c) feeling 情感INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if a feeling builds up, or if you build it up, it increases gradually over a period of time （使）〔情感〕积累；增强；增加 If you don’t express your feelings, frustration and anger can build up. 你如果不把自己的感受表达出来，沮丧和愤怒的情绪就会越积越多。build up something You have to build up trust. 你必须建立起信任。d) make healthy 使健康 build somebody/something ↔ upCURE to make someone well and strong again, especially after an illness 增强…的体力〔尤指病后〕 Taking exercise will build up your strength. 锻炼可以增强你的体力。e) praise 赞扬 build somebody/something ↔ upPRAISE to praise someone or something so that other people think they are really good, or so that they have more confidence 吹捧，赞扬，宣传 The coach has been building his men up before the match. 教练已经在赛前给队员们打过气了。f) HOPE build up somebody’s hopes (also build somebody's hopes up) to unfairly encourage someone to think that they will get what they hope for 〔不当地〕让某人抱有希望 Don’t build your hopes up too much. 不要抱太大的希望。11 build up to something phrasal verb INTRODUCEto prepare for a particular moment or event 为〔某个时刻或某件事〕做准备 I could tell she was building up to some kind of announcement. 我看得出她有什么事情准备向大家宣布。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

build• They're going to build another runway at the airport.• Tension is building between the two countries.• Every single car is built by hand at the company's headquarters near Turin.• The road was originally built by the Romans.• Alfoxden had been built by the St Albyns early in the eighteenth century close to the centre of their ancient park.• His ambition is to build his own house.• He built his political career on anti-Communism.• The Planetarium was built in 1929 in the style of a classical temple.• Ukraine wanted to build its own independent army.• One of Jim's hobbies is building model airplanes.• On what one commandment or value should I build my goals?• We're planning to build near the lake.• Only about 3% of houses in the US are built of concrete.• Are they going to build on this land?• The Company has built strong audiences in key markets and believes these communities can be extended and developed online.• The PTA is working to build support for the school in the community.• John and his father built the cabin themselves.• The cost of building the new football stadium was over $40 million.• Many people have studied languages in the past in school or elsewhere and this knowledge can be built upon.build somebody something• We'd like to build Katie a playhouse.build (up) a picture of somebody/something• This type of sequence could be used to build up a picture of a patient suffering from a specific condition.• This permits them to build up a picture of how the weather is changing virtually anywhere on Earth.• Whichever point the patient selects, that is the age from which I start to build up a picture of the character.• We're trying to build up a picture of what happened before the event.build2 ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable]  1 BODYthe shape and size of someone’s body 体格；体形，身材 → built a woman of slim build 身材苗条的女子 You’re a surprisingly strong swimmer for one of such a slight build. 你个子这么瘦小，想不到竟是游泳高手。 I wanted a more athletic and muscular build. 我想拥有更加健壮、结实的体格。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesmedium/average buildHe was of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jacket.slim/slender buildShe was very strong despite her slender build.thin buildHe had the thin build of a long-distance runner.slight build (=fairly thin)Simpson was of slight build and shy in character.stocky build (=not very tall, but broad and strong)The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.sturdy build (=not very tall but strong and healthy)an eight-year-old boy of sturdy buildmuscular buildThese exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.athletic buildShe admired his athletic build.

Examples from the Corpus

build• Builders say that new home construction is slowing down.• The man the police are looking for is about thirty years old, blond, and of medium build.• a powerful build• You're exactly the right build for a rugby player -- you've got good strong broad shoulders.• And he was about the same build as her husband.• He looks rather like me -- we both have the same build.• Same sort of features, though, same build.• He was good at climbing; it was a sport in which his small, sinewy build was on his side.• This machine is no exception, and the quality of the build is better than you might expect for a bog-standard clone.slight build• The attacker was described as 30 years old with short dark hair, slight build and a Cockney accent.• He was younger than they and shorter and of slighter build.• Take a lady of slight build who is not too strong in the hands.From Longman Business Dictionarybuildbuild /bɪld/ verb (past tense and past participle built /bɪlt/) [transitive]1MANUFACTURINGto make or put together large things such as buildings, cars, ships, roads etcNew offices are being built on the site.No new ships are being built at the yard now.Sales of cars built in the US are falling.2COMMERCE (also build up) to create something over a long period of time by adding to it graduallya peasant’s son who built an enormous business empireHe built the company into one of the world’s biggest jewelery concerns.The drugs company has built up a formidable sales force.The government has recently built up currency reserves by buying U.S. dollars.3LAWwhen lawyers build a case, they put together facts, information etc to try to convince a court that someone is innocent or guiltyHe said prosecutors had built a case based on circumstantial evidence (=evidence that can make you believe that something happened, but does not prove that it did).→ See Verb tableOrigin build1 Old English byldan

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build¹ S1 W1 /bɪld/ verb (past tense and past participle built /bɪlt/)1.  MAKE SOMETHING  [intransitive and transitive] to make something, especially a building or something large:
    The purpose is to build new houses for local people.
    The road took many years to build.
    They needed $3 million to build the bridge.
    It is the female birds that build the nests.
    Developers want to build on the site of the old gasworks.
    a row of recently built houses
    build somebody something
    He’s going to build the children a doll’s house.
2.  MAKE SOMETHING DEVELOP (also build up) [transitive] to make something develop or form:
    She had built a reputation as a criminal lawyer.
    She’s been busy building her career.
    Ross took 20 years to build up his business.
    build (up) a picture of somebody/something (=form a clear idea about someone or something)
    We’re trying to build up a picture of what happened.
3. be built of something to be made using particular materials:
    The church was built of brick.
4.  FEELING (also build up) [intransitive and transitive] if a feeling builds, or if you build it, it increases gradually over a period of time:
    Tension began to build as they argued more frequently.
    In order to build your self-esteem, set yourself targets you can reach.
5. build bridges to try to establish a better relationship between people who do not like each other:
    Peter needs to try and build bridges with Lizzie.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ build to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials: A new stadium will be built for the Olympics.
   ▪ construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than build: The council plans to construct two new schools.
   ▪ put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than build: The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.
   ▪ erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere: A monument to the Canadian soliders was erected in Green Park.
   ▪ throw something up British English informal to build something very quickly: Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.
   ▪ put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture: It took an hour to put the bookcase together.
   ▪ assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together: A line of robots assemble the cars.
     
build something around something phrasal verb
  to base something on an idea or thing and develop it from there:
    Successful businesses are built around good personal relationships.
build something ↔ in phrasal verb
  to make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc:
    You could build in a wardrobe with mirrored doors. ⇨ built-in
build something into something phrasal verb
  1. to make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc:
    There are three cash machines built into the wall.
  2. to make something a permanent part of a system, agreement etc:
    Opportunities for reviewing the timings should be built into the plan.
build on phrasal verb
  1. build something on something to base something on an idea or thing:
    Our relationship is built on trust.
  2. build on something to use your achievements as a base for further development:
    The new plan will build on the success of the previous programme.
  3. to add another room to a building in order to have more space
    build something ↔ on
    We’re planning to build on a conservatory.
build up phrasal verb
  1.  INCREASE GRADUALLY if something builds up somewhere, or if you build it up, it gradually becomes bigger or greater:
    the rate at which the pension builds up
    build something ↔ up
    The museum has built up a fine art collection. ⇨ build-up
  2.  DEVELOP build something ↔ up to make something develop or form
    build something ↔ up into
    He’s built up the family firm into a multinational company.
  3.  FEELING if a feeling builds up, or if you build it up, it increases gradually over a period of time:
    If you don’t express your feelings, frustration and anger can build up.
    build up something
    You have to build up trust.
  4.  MAKE HEALTHY build somebody/something ↔ up to make someone well and strong again, especially after an illness:
    Taking exercise will build up your strength.
  5.  PRAISE build somebody/something ↔ up to praise someone or something so that other people think they are really good, or so that they have more confidence:
    The coach has been building his men up before the match.
  6. build up sb’s hopes (also build somebody's hopes up) to unfairly encourage someone to think that they will get what they hope for:
    Don’t build your hopes up too much.
build up to something phrasal verb
  to prepare for a particular moment or event:
    I could tell she was building up to some kind of announcement.

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build² noun [singular, uncountable]the shape and size of someone’s body ⇨ built:
    a woman of slim build
    You’re a surprisingly strong swimmer for one of such a slight build.
    I wanted a more athletic and muscular build.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ medium/average build He was of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jacket.
   ▪ slim/slender build She was very strong despite her slender build.
   ▪ thin build He had the thin build of a long-distance runner.
   ▪ slight build (=fairly thin) Simpson was of slight build and shy in character.
   ▪ stocky build (=not very tall, but broad and strong) The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.
   ▪ sturdy build (=not very tall but strong and healthy) an eight-year-old boy of sturdy build
   ▪ muscular build These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.
   ▪ athletic build She admired his athletic build.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body: Many women are not happy with their bodies. | His clothes emphasized his strong body.
   ▪ figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive: She has a really nice figure. | Freya had an enviably slim figure.
   ▪ build the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following phrases: Police described the man as tall and of medium build. | He was of heavy build. | She has a very slight build.
   ▪ physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive: He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique. | Ben has a very athletic physique.