construct
gb/kˈɑnstɹʌkt/ us/kˈɑnstɹʌkt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
To build or put together
To make something by joining parts together.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to construct [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'construct' with 'design'; 'construct' means to actually build, not just plan.
คำพ้องความหมาย
build (More common in everyday speech; often used for both physical and abstract things.)
คำตรงข้าม
demolish (Refers to taking apart or destroying a structure.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
construct a building
|construct a bridge
|construct a road
|construct a model
|construct a sentence
หัวข้อ
construction
|engineering
|daily life
|daily_life
|work
|technology
ตัวอย่าง
- The company plans to construct a new office downtown.
- They constructed the bridge in less than two years.
- Workers are busy constructing houses along the river.
- The engineer constructed a scale model of the dam.
- We constructed a shelter from wood and metal sheets.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- They will construct a new school.
- Workers construct roads in the summer.
- My father constructs wooden chairs.
- We construct a small house for our dog.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
To create an idea or argument
To make an idea or plan by thinking carefully and putting facts together.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to construct [an argument/a theory/a plan]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse 'make' instead of 'construct' in formal contexts where precision is needed.
คำพ้องความหมาย
formulate (More formal; emphasizes careful and precise creation of ideas.)
คำตรงข้าม
dismantle (In this sense, means to break apart an idea or argument.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
construct an argument
|construct a theory
|construct a plan
|construct a narrative
หัวข้อ
communication
|education
|thinking
|science
ตัวอย่าง
- She constructed a convincing argument for the proposal.
- The scientists constructed a new theory based on the data.
- He constructed a detailed plan for the project.
- They constructed a narrative that explained the events clearly.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will construct a plan for the trip.
- She constructed an idea for the story.
- We construct arguments in class.
- He constructed a theory about the weather.
คำนาม
technical
C1
entity
3
Something built or created, physical or mental
Something made or created, which can be real like a building or abstract like an idea.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often confuse 'construct' (noun) with 'construction'; 'construction' refers more to the process or industry.
คำพ้องความหมาย
concept (Common for abstract ideas; less likely for physical objects.)
คำตรงข้าม
natural phenomenon (Refers to something that exists without being made by people.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
social construct
|theoretical construct
|mental construct
หัวข้อ
science
|education
|technology
ตัวอย่าง
- Gender can be seen as a social construct.
- The model is a useful scientific construct for explaining behavior.
- The building itself is an impressive construct.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- A story is a mental construct.
- A bridge is a physical construct.
- Money is a social construct.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
construct
IPA
GB/kˈɑnstɹʌkt/
US/kˈɑnstɹʌkt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
con - struct (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: construct
- Plural: constructs
Verb
- Base: construct
- 3rd Person Singular: constructs
- Present Participle: constructing
- Past: constructed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
constructs
noun
constructing
verb
constructed
verb
Core family
construction
noun A2
constructive
adjective B2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unconstructive
adjective
destructive
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
deconstruct
verb
deconstruction
noun
วลีและสำนวน
construct a sentence
1/kənstɹˈʌkt ə sˈɛntəns/
fixed phrase
Make a full sentence
To put words together to make a complete sentence.
ตัวอย่าง
- It’s important to know how to construct a sentence correctly.
- The child is learning to construct simple sentences.
construct an argument
1/kənstɹˈʌkt ən ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/
fixed phrase
Make reasons for your opinion
To give clear and connected reasons to support your opinion or idea.
ตัวอย่าง
- Students must learn how to construct an argument in essays.
- He constructed an argument against the new law.
social construct
1/sˈoʊʃəl kˈɑnstɹʌkt/
fixed phrase
An idea made by society
An idea that people in society agree on, but that does not exist naturally.
ตัวอย่าง
- Race is often described as a social construct.
- The concept of beauty is largely a social construct.