有些单词，动词用的多，有些单词名词用的多，construction这个单词，就是那种很典型的用名词多过动词的情况，当然我们也经常是在用名词来表示动词的意思。比如我们在托福考试之中会见到这样的用法，Materials and methods of construction are integral parts of design of architecture structures. 就是一个很典型的例子。很显然“建筑”，“建设”这两个词义最重要的。
/ kənˈstrʌkʃn; kənˋstrʌkʃən/ n
[U] action or manner of constructing; being constructed 建筑, 建造的活动或方式; 施工; 建设: the construction of new roads 新道路的施工 * The new railway is still under construction, ie being constructed. 新铁路尚在敷设中. * The wall is of very solid construction, ie is solidly constructed. 这堵墙构筑得非常坚固. * [attrib 作定语] the construction industry, ie the building of roads, bridges, buildings, etc 建筑业.
[C] thing constructed; structure; building 建造物; 构造物; 建筑物: a complex construction of wood and glass 木和玻璃综合结构的建筑物 * The shelter is a brick construction. 掩护所是用砖构筑的.
[C] way in which words are put together to form a phrase, clause or sentence 造句法: This dictionary gives the meanings of words and also illustrates the constructions they can be used in. 本词典提供词义解释, 并举例说明遣词造句的方法.
[C] (fml 文) sense in which words, statements, etc are to be understood; meaning （对词语﹑ 言辞等所作的）解释, 意义, 意思: What construction do you put on his actions? ie How do you understand their purpose? 你对他的行为作何解释? * The sentence does not bear such a construction, ie cannot be understood in that way. 这句话并不含有那样的意思. Cf 参看 construe 1.