con‧struct 1 W3 AC / kənstrʌkt / 动词 [及物动词]

1 to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc :

There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.

construct something from/of/in something

skyscrapers constructed entirely of concrete and glass

2 to form something such as a sentence, argument, or system by joining words, ideas etc together :

Boyce has constructed a new theory of management.

3 technical to draw a mathematical shape :

Construct a square with sides of 5 cm.

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.