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better life. ffctnSMj&SLlllJ (tfjXtSo 0 This information will help us build a picture of his attacker,

3 [V] (of a feeling $%) to become gradually stronger   :          The tension

and excitement built gradually all day. II yiCL- A 41, ^ ABl see castle, Rome build sth a'round sth [usually passive] to create sth, using sth else as a basis £•••3Sfillj±6|j£b: The story is built around a group of high school dropouts.

.build sth-'in | .build sth 'into sth [often passive] 1 to make sth a permanent part of a larger structure te-git# (       )

M;    @ X: We’re having new wardrobes built in.

38 h #l $r A IS J§ & A!S£      0 o The pipes were built into

the concrete. If X S @ M ± £ 0 2 to make sth a

permanent part of a system, plan, etc. ££ ••• JA A ( if£lj# )$)£§.,!&rPA: A certain amount of flexibility is built into the system,       )JPA7 -r~M

—                 see also built-in 'build on sth to use sth as a basis

for further progress &  315}t} ± A M.:        This study

builds on earlier work.

fj$}0 'build sth on sth [usually passive] to base sth on sth jfi       ••• £Kj j£5|]j:     an argument built on sound

logic  .build sth-'on |

.build sth 'onto sth to add sth (for example, an extra room) to an existing structure by building t£ ( EL W It 3ft They’ve built an extension on. jMXft ff 7 “ M if it o 0 The new wing was built onto the hospital last year.  a .build

'up (to sth) to become greater, more powerful or larger in number jjpA; J&PiM ; All the pressure built up

and he was off work for weeks with stress. ffilAJEEA iiSXMA,      o The

music builds up to a rousing climax.  T4“

—related noun build-up(I) .build 'up to sth | .build yourself up to sth to prepare for a particular moment or event   Build yourself

up to peak performance on the day of the exam.

—related noun

build-up(2) .build sb/sth 'up [usually passive] to give a very positive and enthusiastic description of sb/sth, often exaggerating your claims ofc $1; f£ nfc:     The play

was built up to be a masterpiece but I found it very disappointing.    A       0

—                 related noun build-up(3) .build sb/yourself^'up to

make sb/yourself healthier or stronger    •••

{<£ iOP !jS : You need more protein to build you up.

.build sth^'up 1 to create or develop sth ft]H; /f A: She’s built up a very successful business. 0

These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages.      o i

am anxious not to build up false hopes (= to encourage people to hope for too much).

lillo 2 to make sth higher or stronger than it was before fftSi; jjp®

■ noun [U, C, usually sing ] the shape and size of the human body       a man of average build

build er /'bilda(r)/ noun 1 a person or company whose job is to build or repair houses or other buildings

IA;     Ifialti 2 (usually in compounds 11#

a person or thing that builds, creates or develops sth It^C#; ft] It#; JFA#: a shipbuilder it fgXA o a confidence builder 4’AJffiSHitXft!|2p:!$!f — see alSO BODYBUILDER at BODYBUILDING

'builders’ merchant noun a person or shop that supplies materials to the building trade H At F§l; it At

i§jj£

build ing 0-w /'bildir)/ noun 1 [C] a structure such as a house or school that has a roof and walls       :          tall/old/historic

buildings A / ^ — pictures and

vocabulary notes on pages R13, R14 2 [U] the process and work of building    : the building of the

school o There’s building work going on next

door. 4P^IEA7^±Ao o the building trade it^Cik 0