construction
gb/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/ us/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 1600
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
action
1
process of building something
The work of making buildings, roads, or other large things.
نمط الاستخدام:
[construction] of [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'construction' (the process) with 'building' (the result).
المرادفات
building (A more general term for making structures; slightly less technical.)
الأضداد
demolition (The act of tearing down structures, which is the opposite of building them.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
under construction
|construction site
|construction project
|construction worker
|construction materials
الموضوعات
work
|infrastructure
|engineering
|housing
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The construction of the new shopping mall will take two years.
- Heavy traffic is expected due to road construction.
- She works in the construction industry.
- The construction of the bridge was delayed by bad weather.
- Construction began on the stadium last summer.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The construction of the school will finish in June.
- My uncle works in construction.
- There is a lot of construction in our city.
- We saw the construction of a new road.
- Construction is noisy near my house.
اسم
B1
entity
2
a structure that has been built
Something that has been built, like a house or bridge.
نمط الاستخدام:
a [type] construction
خطأ شائع:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'building' is more natural in everyday speech.
المرادفات
structure (A neutral term for something that has been built; not limited to buildings.)
الأضداد
ruin (A destroyed or decayed structure, opposite of a complete and intact one.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
modern construction
|wooden construction
|temporary construction
الموضوعات
architecture
|infrastructure
|housing
|work
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- That glass-and-steel construction is the new city library.
- The ancient stone constructions still stand today.
- It's a temporary construction for the festival.
- The architect designed a unique construction on the waterfront.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- That construction is our new office.
- This old construction is very strong.
- They built a wooden construction in the park.
- The bridge is a big construction.
اسم
B2
entity
3
arrangement of words or phrases
The way words are put together in a sentence.
نمط الاستخدام:
[grammatical/linguistic] construction
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with 'translation' or 'composition', which are different activities.
المرادفات
structure (A broader term for arrangement; 'construction' is more specific to grammar or style.)
الأضداد
disorganization (Lack of orderly arrangement, opposite of structured word order.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
grammatical construction
|sentence construction
|awkward construction
الموضوعات
language
|grammar
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- This sentence uses a rare grammatical construction.
- The passive voice is a common English construction.
- That awkward construction makes the sentence hard to read.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- This is a long sentence construction.
- I learned a new grammar construction today.
- That construction is not correct in English.
اسم
C1
entity
4
interpretation of meaning or intent
The meaning you understand from what someone says or writes.
نمط الاستخدام:
put [a/an] [adjective] construction on [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may not recognize this formal/legal meaning and confuse it with building-related senses.
المرادفات
interpretation (A broader term; 'construction' is often used in formal or legal contexts for interpretation.)
الأضداد
misinterpretation (An incorrect understanding, which contrasts with an intended or accurate interpretation.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
put a positive construction on
|legal construction
الموضوعات
law
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The court put a strict construction on the law.
- You could put a different construction on his words.
- Her friendly tone allowed a positive construction of her remarks.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He put a bad construction on my words.
- The judge gave a new construction to the law.
- We can put many constructions on this text.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
construction
IPA
GB/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
US/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
المقاطع والنبر
con - struc - tion (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (struc)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: construction
- Plural: construction, constructions
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
constructions
noun
Core family
construct
verb B1
constructive
adjective B2
Related words
constructively
adverb
constructor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
reconstruct
verb B2
reconstruction
noun B2
التعبيرات
put a positive construction on something
1/pˈʊt ə pˈɑzɪtɪv kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
interpret as good or hopeful
To understand something as meaning something good or hopeful.
أمثلة
- She tried to put a positive construction on his comments.
- We can put a positive construction on these results despite the setbacks.
under construction
1/ˈʌndɚ kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
fixed phrase
being built right now
Not finished yet; still being built.
أمثلة
- The new library is under construction and will open next year.
- This website is under construction and some pages are missing.
construction site
1/kənstɹˈʌkʃən sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
place where building work occurs
An area where people are building something.
أمثلة
- Children should not play near a construction site.
- Hard hats must be worn at all times on the construction site.
- The construction site was noisy all day.
- We passed a noisy construction site on our way to school.