building

building
noun
  1. 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)
  2. [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。
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