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build sth
及物动词，直接接宾语。
They are building a new school.
他们正在建造一所新学校。
建造；修建；盖
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建造；修建；盖
to make something by combining materials or parts
They are building a new school.
他们正在建造一所新学校。
通过组合材料或部件来形成(某物)。
To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
根据计划或过程开发或形成(某物)。
To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
通过逐渐增加来增强或加强(某物)。
To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to it.
通过组合材料和部件制造
make by combining materials and parts
build
Base
原形
builds
3rd person
第三人称单数
building
-ing
现在分词
built
Past
过去式
built
Past participle
过去分词
He builds houses.
他建造房屋。
They built a bridge.
他们建造了一座桥。
She has built a shed.
她建造了一个棚子。
built 是不规则变化。
They plan to build a new school in the neighborhood.
他们计划在附近建一所新学校。
The company is building a bridge over the river.
公司正在河上建造一座桥。
Our team built a prototype last month.
我们团队上个月造了一个原型。
及物动词，直接接宾语。
They are building a new school.
他们正在建造一所新学校。
使用介词for引出受益者。
She built a house for her parents.
她为父母建造了一所房子。
短语动词，表示逐步增加或发展。
He built up his savings over the years.
他多年来逐步积累了储蓄。
Not this
We builded a new school last year.
Use this
We built a new school last year.
动词 build 的过去式是 built，不是 builded。不规则变化需记忆。
Not this
She wants to build up a big company from scratch.
Use this
She wants to build a big company from scratch.
build up 意为‘逐步增加’或‘增强’，而直接建造公司用 build。build up 常用于抽象事物如 confidence/savings。
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建造房屋
They plan to build a house near the lake.
他们计划在湖边建一座房子。
建立事业
She wants to build a career in medicine.
她想在医学领域建立事业。
建立关系
It's important to build strong relationships with colleagues.
与同事建立牢固的关系很重要。
建立信心
Praise can help build a child's confidence.
表扬有助于建立孩子的信心。
锻炼肌肉
He goes to the gym every day to build muscle.
他每天去健身房锻炼肌肉。
组建团队
The manager is working to build a strong team.
经理正在努力组建一个强大的团队。
空中楼阁；做白日梦
He's always building castles in the air instead of focusing on his work.
他总是做白日梦，而不是专注于工作。
建立在沙土上；基础不牢固
If you don't study for the exam, your knowledge will be built on sand.
如果你不为考试而学习，你的知识基础就会不牢固。
建立桥梁；促进沟通
The diplomat worked hard to build bridges between the two countries.
这位外交官努力在两国之间建立沟通的桥梁。
建好了，他们就会来。
If you focus on quality, you'll build a loyal customer base.
如果你注重质量，你就会建立起忠实的客户群。
我们用摇滚乐建起了这座城市。
They plan to build a new school in the neighborhood.
他们计划在社区里建一所新学校。
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记忆：build（建造）——想象用砖块（b）一层层垒起。
常见场景：建筑工程、抽象概念建立、发展壮大 通常用于日常生活和专业领域，多指实际建造或抽象建立。
Words ending in 'ild' like wild, child, mild are spelled similarly but pronounced with /aɪ/, not /ɪ/. Genuine rhymes include guild, gild, and tilled (spelled 'illed').
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.