名詞 construction:

1. the act of constructing something
   同義詞：building
2. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
   同義詞：building
3. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
   同義詞：structure
4. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
   同義詞：grammatical construction, expression
5. the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
   同義詞：mental synthesis
6. an interpretation of a text or action
   同義詞：twist
7. drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem

1. There was a great outcry about the construction of the new airport.
   公眾強烈反對修建該機場。
2. A consortium of construction companies will build the power-station.
   由建筑公司組成的集團將建造該發(fā)電站。
3. China is striding ahead in her economic construction.
   中國正在經(jīng)濟建設方面大步前進。
4. There are two new houses under construction.
   有兩座新房子正在修建。
5. A good learner's dictionary should give both the meanings of the words and examples of the constructions in which they are used.
   一本好的學生字典應該既提供詞語的含義，又舉出應用這些詞語的例子。
6. He became a construction worker after he left school.
   離開學校后，他成為一名建筑工人。

con.struc.tion

n.Abbr. cons.,const.,constr.（名詞）縮寫 cons.,const.,constr.

The act or process of constructing.
構筑：建筑的行為或過程
The art, trade, or work of building:
建筑：建筑的技術、行業(yè)或作品：
例句：
an engineer trained in highway construction; worked in construction for seven years.
受過高速工路建筑技術培訓的工程師；施工了七年

A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.
構架：一種結(jié)構，如建筑物、框架或模型等
Something fashioned or devised systematically:
歷程：有步驟地形成或設計出的事物：
例句：
a nation that was glorious in its historical construction.
具有光榮歷史的國家

An artistic composition using various materials; an assemblage or a collage.
藝術品：用各種材料制成的藝術作品；裝配藝術品或拼貼藝術品
The way in which something is built or put together:
建筑式樣：建筑或裝配某物的方法樣式：
例句：
a shelter of simple construction.
建筑式樣簡單的遮蔽物

The interpretation or explanation given to an expression or a statement:
詮釋：對一個措辭或陳述所作出的闡明或解釋：
例句：
I was inclined to put a favorable construction on his reply.
我總是對他的回答作出很好的解釋

Grammar
【語法】
The arrangement of words to form a meaningful phrase, clause, or sentence.
句法結(jié)構：詞語在形成有意義的短語、從句或句子時的結(jié)構安排
A group of words so arranged.
結(jié)構：這樣排列起來的一組詞

【引伸】
construc.tional
adj.（形容詞）
construc.tionally
adv.（副詞）