building 、property、 premises、 complex、 structure、 block、 edifice近義詞辨析

These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls. 以上各詞均指建筑物、房屋、樓房。

1.building

a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls 指建筑物、房屋、樓房

tall/old/historic buildings

高大 / 老 / 有歷史意義的建筑物

They were on the upper floor of the building.

他們在這座建筑物的樓上。

Crowds gathered around the Parliament building.

人群聚集在議會大廈的周圍。

The company rented the building, occupied part and sublet the rest.

該公司租下了這棟大樓，占用了一部分并轉(zhuǎn)租了其余的部分。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed

沒有人在爆炸中受傷，但大樓遭到了徹底毀壞。

She was rescued from a burning building.

她被從著火的大樓里救了出來。

Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building

抗議者焚燒汽車，并燒毀了一座建筑。

2.property

a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings 指房屋及院落、莊園、房地產(chǎn)：

We have a buyer who would like to view the property.

我們有一買主想看看這房產(chǎn)。

The price of property has risen enormously.

房地產(chǎn)的價格大幅上升了。

注釋

This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.

談及買賣房屋或房地產(chǎn)時常用該詞。

There are a lot of empty properties in the area.

這個地區(qū)有大量的閑置房地產(chǎn)。

Cecil inherited a family property near Stamford

塞西爾繼承了斯坦福德附近的一處家族房產(chǎn)。

Sid's amazing wealth comes from holdings in oil, gas, land and property.

錫德驚人的財富來自他在石油、天然氣和房地產(chǎn)領(lǐng)域持有的股份。

She may not have the money to maintain or restore her property

她可能沒有足夠的錢來維護或修葺她的房產(chǎn)。

Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea.

盡管人們有時沒看房就買了房，但這真是一個很糟糕的主意。

3.premises

[pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses 指企業(yè)擁有或使用的建筑及附屬場地、營業(yè)場所：

The company is looking for larger premises.

這家公司正在尋找更大的營業(yè)場所。

business/commercial/industrial premises

事務(wù)所；商業(yè) / 工業(yè)用房屋場地

No alcohol may be consumed on the premises .

場區(qū)內(nèi)禁止飲酒。

Police were called to escort her off the premises .

召來警察護送她離場。

Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.

據(jù)報道，警察、車輛和商業(yè)經(jīng)營場所均遭到襲擊。

The official explanation for the cancellation of the party conference is that there areno premises available

官方對取消此次政黨會議作出的解釋是沒有場地。

The local newspaper misreported the story by claiming the premises were rented

當?shù)貓蠹垐蟮烙姓`，稱這些房屋已經(jīng)出租了。

He pleaded guilty to being disorderly on licensed premises

他承認在有售酒許可的經(jīng)營場所尋釁滋事。

No alcohol is allowed on the premises.

場內(nèi)禁止帶酒。

4.complex [?k?mpleks]

a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place 指類型相似的建筑群：

a leisure complex

休閑活動中心

a sports complex

綜合體育場

an industrial complex (= a site with many factories)

工業(yè)建筑群

The complex opens to the public tomorrow

這幢綜合大樓將于明天對公眾開放。

5.structure

a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building 指結(jié)構(gòu)體、建筑物：

The pier is a wooden structure.

這個碼頭是木結(jié)構(gòu)建筑。

6.block

( BrE ) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose 指公寓、辦公大樓或?qū)W校、醫(yī)院等作特定用途的大樓：

a block of flats

公寓大樓

the school's science block

這所學校的理科大樓

an office block

辦公大樓

7.edifice [?ed?f?s]

( formal ) a large impressive building 指大廈、宏偉建筑

an imposing edifice

一座宏偉的建筑

Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.

他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。

The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.

美國領(lǐng)事館是位于波爾多市中心的一座宏偉的大廈。

常用搭配

(a / an) commercial / industrial / residential building / property / premises / complex / block

an apartment building / complex / block

a / the school building / premises

a holiday property / complex

to build a(n) property / complex / structure / block / edifice

to erect a(n) building / property / complex / structure / block / edifice

to put up a building / property / structure / block

to demolish / pull down a(n) building / property / complex / structure / block / edifice