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drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
e.g. the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem
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the act of constructing something
e.g. during the construction we had to take a detour
e.g. his hobby was the building of boats
Synonym: building
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the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
e.g. their main business is home construction
e.g. workers in the building trades
Synonym: building
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a thing constructed
a complex entity constructed of many parts
e.g. the structure consisted of a series of arches
e.g. she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
Synonym: structure
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the creation of a construct
the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
Synonym: mental synthesis
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a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
e.g. I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
Synonym: grammatical construction expression
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an interpretation of a text or action
e.g. they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
Synonym: twist
英语释义
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n. the act of constructing something
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n. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
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n. the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
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n. drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem