building

英 [ˈbɪldɪŋ]

美 [ˈbɪldɪŋ]

n. 建筑物; 房子; 楼房; 建筑; 建筑业
v. 建筑; 建造; 创建; 开发; 逐渐增强
build的现在分词

复数：buildings　现在分词：building　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.420 / COCA.501

牛津词典

noun

建筑物；房子；楼房
a structure such as a house or school that has a roof and walls
1. tall/old/historic buildings
  高大 / 老 / 有历史意义的建筑物
建筑；建筑业
the process and work of building
1. the building of the school
  学校的修建
2. There's building work going on next door.
  邻居正大兴土木。
3. the building trade
  建筑业
4. building materials/costs/regulations
  建筑材料 / 费用 / 规章

noun

the act of constructing something
1. during the construction we had to take a detour
2. his hobby was the building of boats
Synonym:construction
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
1. their main business is home construction
2. workers in the building trades
Synonym:construction
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
1. there was a three-story building on the corner
2. it was an imposing edifice
Synonym:edifice
the occupants of a building
1. the entire building complained about the noise

The side of the building has caved in.
这栋建筑物的一侧已下陷了。
I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house.
我请了三家建筑公司估算修理房屋的费用。
On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.
在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。
Building more motorways and bypasses will help the environment by reducing pollution and traffic jams in towns and cities
建造更多的高速公路和绕城道路能够减少城镇中的污染和交通堵塞，有利于改善环境。
They set fire to vehicles outside that building
他们纵火焚烧了停在那幢大楼外的车辆。
He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.
他把工序倒过来了，从上往下建房子。
Crowds gathered around the Parliament building.
人群聚集在议会大厦的周围。
There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard
楼里没有水，只是在庭院里有个水泵。
The boom in building has resulted in the local land being more valuable now for houses.
营造业的兴旺导致了目前当地房屋建筑土地价格上涨。
The building was of bizarre construction.
这建筑构造奇异。