buildings
buildings — 名詞
- buildingssingular
- buildingsesplural
1. any large, lasting thing that people put up to keep out the rain and cold, with
建築物
有屋頂和牆壁的固定結構
any large, lasting thing that people put up to keep out the rain and cold, with rooms inside for living, working, or meeting — houses, offices, and schools are all examples
The old stone building on the corner was once a public library.
街角那棟老舊的石造建築物曾經是一間公共圖書館。
Camila pointed to the tallest building in the city and laughed.
Camila 指著城裡最高的建築物，笑了出來。
adjective + building: tallest building
Firefighters searched every building on Maple Street after the fire.
火災過後，消防員搜查了 Maple Street 上的每一棟建築物。
Hiro's flat is on the top floor of that tall white building.
Hiro 的公寓在那棟白色高樓的頂層。
A small brick building stood alone at the end of the long dirt road.
一棟小小的磚造建築物獨自立在長長的泥土路盡頭。
- structure
broader — includes bridges, towers, and natural formations, not just buildings with rooms
- edifice
formal and literary — suggests a large, grand, or historically important building
- construction
primarily means the act of putting something up; formal when used for the finished thing
2. the work, trade, or skill of putting up houses, bridges, offices, and any other
建造；營造
興建房屋等結構的過程或行業
the work, trade, or skill of putting up houses, bridges, offices, and any other lasting structures
Putri studied building at college and now runs her own firm.
Putri 在大學讀建造，現在經營自己的公司。
building as a field of study
The building of the new bridge took three long years of hard work.
新橋的建造花了整整三年的艱苦工作。
the building of + [structure]
Building slowed to a stop when the heavy winter snows arrived.
寒冬大雪來臨後，建造進度完全停了下來。
Aylin's father spent his whole life in building, starting as a young apprentice.
Aylin 的父親一生都從事營造業，從年輕學徒做起。
This company is known for the building of small, energy-saving homes.
這家公司以建造小型節能住宅聞名。
- construction
the most common synonym for the process or industry of erecting structures
- erection
formal and technical — used for the act of putting up a structure, especially in engineering
- demolition
the process of taking structures down rather than putting them up
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used without an article: 'she works in building' (the industry), not 'she works in the building' (inside a structure). Distinguish from sense 1 by checking whether the sentence describes an activity or a physical object.