*con·struc·tion/kən`strʌkʃən; kənˈstrʌkʃən/ n 1 [U] the process of building something large such as a house, bridge, or road 建造; 构筑: under construction (=being built) 正在建造: Several new offices are under construction. 几个新办公室正在建造中。 2 [C] something that is built 建筑物: a large wooden construction 一座巨大的木建筑物 3 [C] the way in which words are put together in a sentence 〔词在句子中的〕结构; 句法结构: complex grammatical constructions 复杂的语法结构