[countable]a structure such as a house or school that has a roof and walls建筑物；房子；楼房
a tall/high-rise/ten-storey building高大的／高层／十层的建筑物
Housing is limited and most people live in high-rise apartment buildings.住房有限，大多数人住在高层公寓楼里。
The architects have presented the design of a new office building.建筑师提出了新办公楼的设计。
the restoration of historic buildings对历史建筑的修复
to design/construct/erect a building设计/建造/建造建筑物
The old industrial buildings have all been demolished.旧的工业建筑全部被拆除。
In 2018 the building was converted into a house.该建筑于2018年改建为房屋。
Synonyms buildingbuilding
property
premises
complex
structure
block
These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls
buildinga structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
propertya building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property.我们有一买主想看看这房产。
The price of property has risen enormously.房地产的价格大幅上升了。
This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.
premises[pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises.这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
complexa group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex休闲活动中心
structurea thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure.这个码头是木结构建筑。
block(British English) 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、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼：
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋Houses房屋
refurbish/renovate/(British English)do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房
build(British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration装饰
furnish/paint/(especially British English)decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间
be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池
make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉
