building

noun

1. 建筑物；房子；楼房
   a structure such as a house or school that has a roof and walls
   1. tall/old/historic buildings
      高大 / 老 / 有历史意义的建筑物
2. 建筑；建筑业
   the process and work of building
   1. the building of the school
      学校的修建
   2. There's building work going on next door.
      邻居正大兴土木。
   3. the building trade
      建筑业
   4. building materials/costs/regulations
      建筑材料 / 费用 / 规章

1. N-COUNT 建筑物；房屋
   A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
   1. They were on the upper floor of the building...
      他们在这座建筑物的楼上。
   2. Crowds gathered around the Parliament building.
      人群聚集在议会大厦的周围。

1. He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.
   他把工序倒过来了，从上往下建房子。
2. The bomber had breached security by hurling his dynamite from a roof overlooking the building.
   这名爆炸手从一个俯瞰这座大楼的楼顶上投下炸药，破坏了安保系统。
3. They were on the upper floor of the building
   他们在这座建筑物的楼上。
4. Crowds gathered around the Parliament building.
   人群聚集在议会大厦的周围。
5. Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building
   抗议者焚烧汽车，并烧毁了一座建筑。
6. There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.
   到处都受了潮，整栋楼需要重新布线。
7. No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed
   没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
8. An explosive device detonated on the roof of the building.
   一个爆炸装置在该楼的楼顶爆炸了。
9. Did you encounter anyone in the building?
   你在大楼里遇到谁了么？
10. They set fire to vehicles outside that building
    他们纵火焚烧了停在那幢大楼外的车辆。
11. The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities.
    建造一个带棚阳台的想法也被规划局否决了。
12. Building more motorways and bypasses will help the environment by reducing pollution and traffic jams in towns and cities
    建造更多的高速公路和绕城道路能够减少城镇中的污染和交通堵塞，有利于改善环境。
13. The historic building is as much part of our heritage as the paintings.
    这座历史建筑和这些画一样，都是留给我们的文化遗产的一部分。
14. The building was turned into a secret military installation.
    该建筑被改造成了一处秘密军事设施。
15. The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
    休闲中心是一个狭长而低矮的现代建筑。
16. They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building.
    他们使用了一台计算机绘制这座建筑里每个人的活动图表。
17. There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard
    楼里没有水，只是在庭院里有个水泵。
18. Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building
    直升机从失火大楼的楼顶救出了将近20人。
19. The bomb scorched the side of the building.
    炸弹烧焦了建筑物的一侧。
20. Spillover damage from the building's demolition was confined to some broken glass.
    拆除这座大楼带来的损失仅仅是一些玻璃被震碎了。
21. The building was evacuated and the bomb squad called
    大楼里进行了人员疏散，并叫来了拆弹小组。
22. The company rented the building, occupied part and sublet the rest.
    该公司租下了这栋大楼，占用了一部分并转租了其余的部分。
23. On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.
    在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。
24. The side of the building has caved in.
    这栋建筑物的一侧已下陷了。
25. I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house.
    我请了三家建筑公司估算修理房屋的费用。
26. The boom in building has resulted in the local land being more valuable now for houses.
    营造业的兴旺导致了目前当地房屋建筑土地价格上涨。
27. We have achieved great successes in the cause of building up our country.
    我们在建设我们国家的事业中取得了巨大的成就。
28. He's in building.
    他是搞建筑的。
29. She was rescued from a burning building.
    她被从着火的大楼里救了出来。
30. The building was of bizarre construction.
    这建筑构造奇异。

noun

1. the act of constructing something
   1. during the construction we had to take a detour
   2. his hobby was the building of boats

   Synonym:    construction

2. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
   1. their main business is home construction
   2. workers in the building trades

   Synonym:    construction

3. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   1. there was a three-story building on the corner
   2. it was an imposing edifice

   Synonym:    edifice

4. the occupants of a building
   1. the entire building complained about the noise