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building [ˈbıldıŋ] N

apartment building N, apartment, apartment complex, apartment house

body-building N

building site N

building society N Brit

image-building N

nation-building N

body-building exercise N

Usage examples with buildings

intelligent buildings
智能化大楼
a group of tall buildings
高楼建筑群
Modern buildings look incongruous in an old-fashioned village.
现代化的建筑与古老的农村看上去很不协调。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Farm buildings include an early-19th-century corn crib and an array of barns and work buildings from the early 20th century.
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It has been heavily exploited for its strong, dark red, resinous wood, which is useful for the construction of buildings, bridges, boats, and telephone poles.
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Afterwards, all buildings were burned and all goods were confiscated.
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The upper fort's magazine and various other buildings were converted to be used as basic bunk houses, kitchen and dining area.
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Large buildings have been built and a 16 floor modern apartment block is being planned.
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It is composed of many buildings, most of which are joined together by long corridors.
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But city executives mete out punishment for possession or distribution of liquor at city buildings.
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From the second floor, the buildings can offer areas for rent of between 50 to 7,000 square meters per floor.
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In 1289 a fire razed many of the buildings to the ground.
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It is one of the few buildings of the small town, first mentioned in 796, which outlasted all storms of the time.
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