Engineering & Construction

Vocabulary for building, design, and technical processes

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工程和建筑塑造了我们周围的物质世界。讨论建筑物、基础设施和技术流程需要连接日常语言和专业技术话语的词汇。

这一章涵盖工程、建筑和设计领域使用的词汇。这些词帮助你讨论事物如何建造、系统如何运作，以及技术挑战如何解决。

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本章全部高级英语词汇（22）

• blueprint A detailed technical drawing or plan, originally produced as a white print on...
• prototype A first or preliminary version of a product, device, or design from which lat...
• fabricate To construct or manufacture something, especially from prepared components. A...
• weld To join metal parts together by heating the surfaces to the point of melting ...
• alloy A metallic substance made by mixing two or more metals, or a metal with anoth...
• tensile Relating to tension, or capable of being stretched or drawn out. Tensile stre...
• compression The action of compressing or being compressed — squeezing or pressing somethi...
• torque A twisting force that causes rotation. In mechanics, the measure of the tende...
• hydraulic Operated by or involving the pressure of a liquid, typically oil or water. Hy...
• pneumatic Operated by or involving compressed air or gas. Pneumatic tools and systems u...
• insulation Material used to prevent the passage of heat, sound, or electricity. Also, th...
• ventilation The provision of fresh air to a room or building, or the system used to achie...
• demolish To pull down or destroy a building or structure. Figuratively, to refute or d...
• excavate To dig out material from the ground, or to make a hole or channel by digging....
• surveyor A person who examines and records the features, condition, or boundaries of l...
• specification A detailed description of the design, materials, dimensions, and standards re...
• tolerance In engineering, the permissible amount of variation in a measurement or dimen...
• retrofit To add new technology, components, or features to an existing system, buildin...
• modular Designed with standardised units or sections that can be arranged, combined, ...
• prefabricate To manufacture sections of a building or structure in a factory for assembly ...
• mechanical Relating to machines, physical forces, or the branch of physics concerned wit...
• electrical Relating to or operated by electricity. Also used to describe the branch of e...