有些單詞，動(dòng)詞用的多，有些單詞名詞用的多，construction這個(gè)單詞，就是那種很典型的用名詞多過動(dòng)詞的情況，當(dāng)然我們也經(jīng)常是在用名詞來表示動(dòng)詞的意思。比如我們?cè)谕懈？荚囍袝?huì)見到這樣的用法，Materials and methods of construction are integral parts of design of architecture structures. 就是一個(gè)很典型的例子。很顯然“建筑”，“建設(shè)”這兩個(gè)詞義最重要的。
construction / kənˈstrʌkʃn; kənˋstrʌkʃən/ n
[U] action or manner of constructing; being constructed 建筑, 建造的活動(dòng)或方式; 施工; 建設(shè):
the construction of new roads 新道路的施工
eg：The new railway is still under construction, ie being constructed. 新鐵路尚在敷設(shè)中.
eg：The wall is of very solid construction, ie is solidly constructed. 這堵墻構(gòu)筑得非常堅(jiān)固.
eg：[attrib 作定語] the construction industry, ie the building of roads, bridges, buildings, etc 建筑業(yè).
[C] thing constructed; structure; building 建造物; 構(gòu)造物; 建筑物:
a complex construction of wood and glass 木和玻璃綜合結(jié)構(gòu)的建筑物
eg：The shelter is a brick construction. 掩護(hù)所是用磚構(gòu)筑的.
[C] way in which words are put together to form a phrase, clause or sentence 造句法
eg：This dictionary gives the meanings of words and also illustrates the constructions they can be used in. 本詞典提供詞義解釋, 并舉例說明遣詞造句的方法.
[C] (fml 文) sense in which words, statements, etc are to be understood; meaning （對(duì)詞語﹑ 言辭等所作的）解釋, 意義, 意思
eg：What construction do you put on his actions? ie How do you understand their purpose? 你對(duì)他的行為作何解釋?
eg：The sentence does not bear such a construction, ie cannot be understood in that way. 這句話并不含有那樣的意思.
construction / kənˈstrʌkʃn; kənˋstrʌkʃən/ n
[U] action or manner of constructing; being constructed 建筑, 建造的活動(dòng)或方式; 施工; 建設(shè):
the construction of new roads 新道路的施工
eg：The new railway is still under construction, ie being constructed. 新鐵路尚在敷設(shè)中.
eg：The wall is of very solid construction, ie is solidly constructed. 這堵墻構(gòu)筑得非常堅(jiān)固.
eg：[attrib 作定語] the construction industry, ie the building of roads, bridges, buildings, etc 建筑業(yè).
[C] thing constructed; structure; building 建造物; 構(gòu)造物; 建筑物:
a complex construction of wood and glass 木和玻璃綜合結(jié)構(gòu)的建筑物
eg：The shelter is a brick construction. 掩護(hù)所是用磚構(gòu)筑的.
[C] way in which words are put together to form a phrase, clause or sentence 造句法
eg：This dictionary gives the meanings of words and also illustrates the constructions they can be used in. 本詞典提供詞義解釋, 并舉例說明遣詞造句的方法.
[C] (fml 文) sense in which words, statements, etc are to be understood; meaning （對(duì)詞語﹑ 言辭等所作的）解釋, 意義, 意思
eg：What construction do you put on his actions? ie How do you understand their purpose? 你對(duì)他的行為作何解釋?
eg：The sentence does not bear such a construction, ie cannot be understood in that way. 這句話并不含有那樣的意思.