construct
US: /ˈkɑnstɹəkt/, /kənˈstɹəkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
construct /kən'strʌkt/
- ngoại động từ
- làm xây dựng (nhà cửa...)
- đặt (câu)
- vẽ (hình); dựng (vở kịch)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [VN]
1 [often passive] ~ sth (from / out of / of sth) to build or make sth such as a road, building or machine: When was the bridge constructed? + They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.
2 to form sth by putting different things together: You must learn how to construct a logical argument. + to construct a theory / diagram / plan + a well-constructed novel
3 (geometry) to draw a line or shape according to the rules of mathematics: to construct a triangle
+ noun (formal)
1 an idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true: a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind
2 (linguistics) a group of words that form a phrase
3 a thing that is built or made
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 build, erect, make, put together, frame, set up, put up, assemble:
We constructed a summer-house in the garden.
2 fabricate, devise, create, forge, invent, formulate, compose, shape, set up, fashion:
He has constructed a complex argument to support his theory.
Concise English dictionary
constructs|constructed|constructingkən'strʌkt
noun
+an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
verb
+make by combining materials and parts
+put together out of components or parts
+draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
+create by linking linguistic units
+create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
+reassemble mentally
