1560s, "constructed, erected," past participle adjective from build (v.). Meaning "physically well-developed" is by 1940s (well-built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built-in (adj.) is from 1898.
雙語例句
1. Banks are built to look solid to reassure their customers.
銀行往往建得看上去很堅固，好讓顧客放心。
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2. He was a huge man, built like an oak tree.
他是個大塊頭，結實得像棵橡樹。
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3. She built up her fortune by cannily playing the stock market.
她炒股有方，發(fā)了大財。
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4. Builders must fasten down roofs of newly-built homes more securely.