con‧struc‧tion S3 W2 AC / kənstrʌkʃ ə n / 名词

1 building something [不可数名词] the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads etc

construction of

the construction of a new airport

under construction (= being built )

The hotel is currently under construction.

a road construction project

construction workers

2 making something from many parts [不可数名词] the process of making something using many parts :

Work out the exact design before you start construction.

3 way something is made [不可数名词] the materials used to build or make something, or its design and structure :

The houses were partly timber in construction.

External doors should be of robust construction.

4 a building/structure [可数名词] formal something that has been built :

a modern construction

5 grammar [可数名词] the way in which words are put together in a sentence, 短语 etc :

difficult grammatical constructions

6 ideas/knowledge [不可数名词] the process of forming something from knowledge or ideas :

the construction of sociological theory

7 put a construction on something formal to think that a statement has a particular meaning or that something was done for a particular reason :

The judge put an entirely different construction on his remarks.

— constructional 形容词

COLLOCATIONS

construction + NOUN

the construction industry The construction industry had a hard time during the recession.

a construction company/firm It’s the largest construction company in Mexico.

a construction worker Thousands of construction workers are out of work.

construction work Construction work on the new road is expected to take two years.

a construction site (= an area where something is being built ) Safety is very important on a construction site.

a construction project/programme There are always a lot of large construction projects in Dubai.

construction materials expensive construction materials like cement and steel

construction costs The total construction costs will reach £125 million.

动词

be under construction (= be being built ) A new road is currently under construction.

begin/start construction Developers are planning to begin construction on a new housing project.

complete construction We expect to complete construction in January.