build‧ing S1 W1 / bɪldɪŋ / 名词
1 [可数名词] a structure such as a house, church, or factory, that has a roof and walls :
The offices are on the top two floors of the building.
a farmhouse and other farm buildings
2 [不可数名词] the process or business of building things → construction :
There is a limited supply of land for building.
stone, timber, and other building materials
building of
The enquiry recommended the building of a tunnel.
COLLOCATIONS
动词
put up a building ( also erect a building formal ) They keep pulling down the old buildings and putting up new ones.
pull down/knock down/tear down a building All the medieval buildings were torn down.
demolish/destroy a building (= pull it down ) Permission is needed to demolish listed buildings.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + building
a tall building The park was surrounded by tall buildings.
a high-rise building (= very tall with many floors ) a New York high-rise building
a low building That low building is a stable block.
an office/school/hospital etc building Our office building is just ten minutes’ walk from where I live.
a public building The town has a number of interesting public buildings, including the old town hall.
a beautiful building ( also a fine/handsome building British English ) The old station was a fine building, but has sadly been demolished.
an impressive/imposing building the impressive buildings around the town’s central square
a brick/stone/wooden building The farmhouse is a long stone building about a century old.
a two-storey/three-storey etc building (= with two, three etc floors ) Our villa was a delightful two-storey building.
a single-storey/one-storey building (= with only one floor )
a historic building (= an old building of historical interest ) Most of the historic buildings are from the 18th century.
a listed building British English (= a historic building that is protected by a government order ) The school is actually a listed building.
a derelict building (= empty and in very bad condition ) Near the canal there are a number of derelict buildings.
a dilapidated building (= in bad condition ) He rented an apartment at the top of a dilapidated building in Paris.
a ramshackle building ( also a tumbledown building British English ) (= old and almost falling down ) The farm was surrounded by tumbledown buildings.
THESAURUS
building a structure such as a house, church, or factory, that has a roof and walls : The college needs money to pay for new buildings.
property formal a building or piece of land, or both together - used especially when talking about buying and selling buildings or land : The next property they looked at was too small. | The company received permission to build six residential properties on the land.
premises formal the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses : You are not allowed to drink alcohol on the premises. | The bread is baked on the premises.
complex a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose : The town has one of the best leisure complexes in the country. | a luxury apartment complex
development a group of new buildings that have all been planned and built together on the same piece of land : a new housing development | a huge industrial development
block especially British English a large tall building that contains apartments or offices, or is part of a school, university, or hospital : an office block | a block of flats | a tower block (= a very tall building - often used disapprovingly ) | My next lecture is in the science block.
facility especially American English a place or building used for a particular activity or industry : a research facility on campus
edifice formal a large building, especially one that is tall and impressive - a very formal use : Their head office was an imposing edifice.
structure formal something that has been made to stand upright - used especially when talking about buildings : The stone arch is one of the town’s oldest existing structures. | an immense barn-like structure | Mogul calls this building, designed by Donald and John Parkinson in 1928, ‘the most important structure in Los Angeles of the 20th century.’