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自考高考雅思 Collins 5

n. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
n. the occupants of a building

n. 建筑物, 建筑
[法] 营造, 建筑, 建筑物

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

420

BNC 频率

501

使用频率

building由词根build和后缀-ing构成。“build”意为“建造”，而“-ing”表示正在进行的动作，因此“building”可以理解为“正在建造的东西”。

例句

1. The building is very tall and has twenty floors.

这栋建筑非常高，有二十层。

2. We need to find a new building for our office.

我们需要为我们的办公室找到一栋新建筑。

3. The old building was renovated into a modern library.

这座旧建筑被翻新成了一座现代图书馆。