1. 建筑;建造;修建
    If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it.

    e.g. The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai...
           法国人在从敦克尔刻到杜埃的英吉利海峡沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。
    e.g. The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber...
           这些箱子应该用粗锯木料来做。

2. 构想，构筑，构思(思想、作品、体系等)
    If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together.

    e.g. You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending...
           你会发现不先把自己的开销记录下来就很难制订支出计划。
    e.g. He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore...
           他最终构筑起了一个延伸至泰国和新加坡的商业帝国。

3. 复杂的构想(或思想);观念
    A construct is a complex idea.

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    e.g. ...the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour...
           影响行动和行为的根本思想(信仰、处世哲学等)
    e.g. It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.
           这是为奴隶制辩护的同一思想观念的再现。

4. 建筑物;建造物;创造物
    A construct is something that is built, made, or created.

    e.g. As the flimsy constructs soared, the men paid out twine until the kites reached three or four thousand feet...
           随着这轻薄的东西向上飞升，这些人慢慢放出细绳，直到风筝飞到三四千英尺高。
    e.g. The country was an artificial construct held together by force and intimidation for more than 70 years.
           这个国家是靠武力和恐吓维系达七十余年的人治政权。