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SYNONYMS同义谪辨析 building

property * premises * complex ♦ structure ♦ block ♦ edifice

These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls.

以4：各词均指建筑物、房屋、楼房 building a structure such as a house, office block or 管actory that has a .roof and four walls.指建筑物、廣』

屬：楼房

property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings指房屋及院落、庄园、房地 _产：We have a buyer who would like to view the p/"〇pe/ty.我们有一买主想看看这房产„ ◊ pr/ce 0/ property has /v'se/i enormows/y.房地产的价格大幅上弁 了。l?WrN This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and 丨and.谈及买卖房屋或房地产时常用该词。 premises [pi.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses.指遠 业拥有或使用的建筑及附属场地、.营业场所：me company is looking for larger premises.

寻找更大的营业场所。

complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place指类型相似的建筑群：〇/—/^ cowp/ex•休闲活全I中心

structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building 指结构体、建筑物：The /s a wooden sfrwcfwre.这个码头秦木结构建筑。 block (8r£) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose 指公寓、'办公头 楼或学梓、医院等作特定用途的大楼：

公寓夫接.◊.你^ sdwo/’5Woc/r这:所学校的S料 大楼

edifice {format) a large impressive building

宏伟建筑

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS «(a/an) commerciai/industrial/residential building/ property/premises/complex/btock

■                  an apartment building/complex/block

■                  a/the school building/premises

■                  a holiday property/complex

■                  to build a(n) property/complex/structure/block/ edifice

« to erect a(n) buifding/property/complex/structure/ block/edifice

■                  to put up a building/property/structure/bl.ock

■                  to demolish/pull down a(n) building/property/ complex/structure/block/edifice

building block noun 1 [C] a piece of wood or plastic used as a toy for children to build things with 积木；塑 料积未 2 buHding b丨ocks [pi.] parts that are joined together in order to make a large thing exist 组成部 芬；构成要素：SfngZe words are the buiWing Wocfcs 〇/ Zanguage.单词是语言结构的基未单位。

'building site {especially BrE) {NAmE usually con­struction site) noun an area of land where sth is being built建筑工地

building society noun {BrE) {US .savings and loan association) an organization like a bank that lends money to people who want to buy a house. People also save money with a building society.房屋！助协会（提

供住房贷款及储蓄服务)