a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place同义词：edifice
the act of constructing something同义词：construction
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones同义词：construction
the occupants of a building
动词 build:
make by combining materials and parts同义词：construct, build, make
form or accumulate steadily同义词：build up, work up, build, progress
build or establish something abstract同义词：build, establish
improve the cleansing action of同义词：build
order, supervise, or finance the construction of同义词：build
give form to, according to a plan同义词：build
be engaged in building同义词：build
found or ground同义词：build
bolster or strengthen同义词：build up, work up, build, ramp up
develop and grow同义词：build
例句
The erection of the building took several months.建造这座建筑物花了好几个月时间。
The force of the explosion broke all the windows in the building.爆炸的力量震碎了这座建筑上的所有窗户。
The heat had blistered the paint of the building.酷热使建筑物上的油漆起了浮泡。
The building faces north.这栋建筑物朝北。
Our ten-storey building is out of straight.我们那幢10层大楼倾斜了。
The building does not conform to safety regulations.这座建筑物不符合安全条例。
Houses and churches are buildings.房子和教堂是建筑物。
详细解释
build.ing n.（名词）Abbr. bldg.Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure.缩写 bldg.建筑物，房屋：为人类居住而建筑的东西；建筑物The act, process, art, or occupation of constructing.建筑：建筑的行动、过程、技巧或职业 <参考词汇><同义词>building,structure,edifice,pile同义词>All these nouns denote something, such as a house or school, constructed for human habitation or use.所有这些名词都意指为人类居住或使用而修筑的东西，如房屋或学校。 Building is the basic, broadly applicable term of the group: Building 是这组词中最基本，用得最广泛的一个词： 例句：an office building;一幢办公大楼； 例句：condemned buildings being razed.正被夷平的废弃大楼。 例句：.The essential thing in a building . . . is that it be strongly built, and fit for its uses. (John Ruskin). .最必需的事是一幢房子…建筑牢固而且适于使用的房子. （约翰·拉斯金）。 Structure is sometimes interchangeable withbuilding ( Structure 有时能与building 换用( 例句：The ranch was a long, low wooden structure); more often, though, the word implies considerable size: 农场是一长型的、低矮的木质建筑)； 然而，这个词更多地暗指尺寸可观： 例句：In time their modest house was superseded by an elegant structure of glass and steel.最终，他们简朴的房屋被一幢玻璃和钢筋的豪华建筑所代替。 Edifice most frequently implies something large and imposing: Edifice 更常指大而气派的建筑： 例句：The legislature is housed in an impressive granite edifice.立法机构位于一幢引人注目的花岗岩大楼里。 Pile suggests the massiveness of stone and frequently denotes a cluster of buildings: Pile 暗指石头的数量多，常指成群的建筑： 例句：.Philip testified his joy . . . by raising the magnificent pile of the Escorial. (William Hickling Prescott). .通过修建筑宏伟的伊斯科福尔大楼，菲利普证实了他的爱好所在. （威廉姆·希克林·普雷斯科特）