1.build一般是指“建造”建筑和机械，当然也可以用来延伸意义上的“建造、创造等”，一般翻译为:建筑；建造；创造；开发；逐步增强；看经典例句:
build house可以建造road\railway\ship\aircraft\car\generatorlibrary等
build socialism可以建立在引申意义上China\business\relations等等。
They have permission to build 200 new houses.
build
他们获得了建造200座新房的许可。
Building a new road here will force house prices down.
在这里修建一条新的道路将导致房价下跌。
We're going to build a house on this lot.
我们打算在这片土地上盖房子。
The new wing was built onto the hospital last year.
去年增建了医院的新翼楼。
The government plans to build new houses for local people.
政府计划为当地居民建造新房。
She's built a new career for herself.
她为自己开辟了一条新的谋生之路。
We want to build a better life.
我们想要创造更好的生活。
This information will help us build a picture of his attacker.
这个信息将有助于描述攻击他的人的外表。
We want to build a better life.
我们想要创造更好的生活。
She's built a new career for herself.
她为自己开辟了一条新的谋生之路。
He built this business from scratch.
他白手起家，成立了这家企业。
2.build up (to sth)
建立(多包括逐步、慢慢地建立)、建设，增加；加强；增加； (使)积累；(使)逐渐增加； 增强..体质；建立..信心； 吹捧；抬举
主要用于引申意义，描述往往是一种无形的抽象主体：
It takes time to build up intimacy.
建立亲密关系需要时间。
We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements.
首先，我们建立了客户及其需求的详细信息。
We can try to build up a rough system of the value of the right to education.
我们可以尝试建立一个粗略的受教育权价值体系。
They took great pains to build up their influence there.
他们在那里花了很大的力量来培养他们的力量。
The more confidence you build up in yourself, the greater are your chances of success.
自信心越强，对成功的把握就越大。
It is easier to pull down than to build up.
拆房容易盖房难。
The team built up a safe cushion of two goals in the first half.
球队在上半场进了两个球，为稳定的胜利奠定了基础。
The regime built up the largest army in Africa.
该政权逐渐建立了非洲最大的军队。
Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.
用友好和同情的倾听来重拾她的信心。
It may take a few weeks for you to build up your strength again.
恢复体力可能需要几个星期。
She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of her muscles
一直有人鼓励她游泳以增强体质。
He tried to build up his strength.
他试图改善自己的体质。
Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn
慢慢将皮肤晒成青铜色，小心不要让阳光晒伤皮肤。
All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress.
各方面的压力越来越大，由于负荷过重，他已经好几个星期没有上班了。
But at sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves.
但在海上，风能形成了巨大而强大的波浪。
The music builds up to a rousing climax.
音乐逐渐达到了令人兴奋的高潮。
The play was built up to be a masterpiece but I found it very disappointing.
那部戏被捧为杰作，但我却大失所望。
The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up...
媒体会报道此事，小报会大肆吹捧。
She's built up a very successful business.
她创办的生意兴隆。
He has built up a good business over the years.
他的生意在过去的几年里一直很繁荣。
He built up the business over a period of ten years.
他花了十年时间建立了这个企业。
He built up his multimillion-pound music business from small beginnings.
从一个小企业开始，他逐渐建立了数百万英镑的音乐企业。
We are going to use our outstanding services, quality and technology to build up the impressive image for our customers.
我们将以一流的服务、一流的品质和一流的技术与客户合作，打造丝网印刷行业的新形象。
She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.
多年来，她积累了大量的教材。
He stumped around the country trying to build up support.
他在全国各地巡回演讲，争取更多支持。
These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages.
这些发现有助于构建中世纪的生活画面。
I am anxious not to build up false hopes .
我很关心不要让大家期望太高。
He takes the road of collective prosperity instead of trying to build up family fortunes.
他走集体富裕的道路，不搞个人发财。
Agriculture and industry are the base on which to build up the nation.
工农业是立国之本。
试比较：
build a library建图书馆
build up a library扩大图书馆的收藏量或逐渐增加图书馆的存储量，逐步收集或丰富图书
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