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 con·struct /kənˈstrʌkt/
 (vt.)構造,建造,想出,作圖構成物

 construct
 構造

 construct
 構造 建構

 Con·struct v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constructing.]
 1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
 2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
 Syn: -- To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate; originate; invent.

 Con·struct a. Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
 Construct form or Construct state Heb. Gram., that of a noun used before another which has the genitive relation to it.
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 construct
      n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from
          specific instances [syn: concept, conception] [ant: misconception]
      v 1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made
           his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an
           electric brassiere warmer" [syn: build, make]
      2: put together out of components or parts; "the company
         fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
         [syn: manufacture, fabricate]
      3: draw with suitable instruments and under specified
         conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
      4: create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence";
         "construct a paragraph"
      5: create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or
         concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
      6: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years
         ago" [syn: reconstruct, retrace]