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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

building ['bɪldɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (house,office etc) 建筑物
  2. 2. noun [u] (industry,construction) 建设
    Building has stopped while the dispute is being resolved.
    解决分歧期间建设工作暂停

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

building [ˈbɪldɪŋ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 房屋楼宇
    A modern lift can be elegantly installed in an old building.
    一部现代电梯可以雅致安装在一座古建筑中。
    There was a three-story building on the corner.
    拐角处是一栋三层高的楼房
  2. 2. n.[u] 建筑建设建造
    Birds, especially blackbirds, like using the fibres for building nests.
    鸟类尤其画眉喜欢使用纤维筑巢
    His hobby was the building of boats.
    他的爱好是建造小船
  3. 3. n.[u] 建筑业
    The working supervisor for a small building company quit yesterday.
    一个小型建筑公司工程监理人昨天晚上离开了。
  4. 4. n.[u] 住户居住者
    The fire department said that the whole building survived the blaze.
    消防部门称,整栋楼的人都在烈火幸存下来了。
    The entire building complained about the noise.
    整个楼里的人都对噪音怨声载道

Collins English-English Dictionary

building ['bɪldɪŋ]
  1. 1. n something built with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory
  2. 2. n the act, business, occupation, or art of building houses, boats, etc

Examples

a building that dominates the city
俯视城市的大厦
The building fell.
那座楼倒坍了。
a building of large proportions
宏大的建筑物
a ramshackle old building
行将倒塌的老房子
a tall building
高层建筑物

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