a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, or factory 建筑物,营造物(如房屋,学校或厂房)
[mass noun]the process or trade of constructing something 建筑 the building of motorways. 修筑高速公路。 [as modifier]building materials. 建筑材料。 ■the process of commissioning, financing, or overseeing the construction of something 筹办,(筹款或监督)建筑建筑物的过程 ■the process of creating or developing something, typically a system or situation, over a period of time 创造,发展 the building of democracy in Guatemala. 危地马拉民主制度的建立。 ■the process of increasing the intensity of a feeling (情感的)增强,增长 a playwright's cunning in the building of suspense. 剧作家设置悬念的技巧。