* build a cupboard/bookcase into a wall 在墙上建造壁橱[书橱]
* We're having new wardrobes built in.我们嵌加了新的衣橱.(b) (fig 比喻) make sth a necessary part of sth 将某事物加入另一事物中; 列入; 并入; 插入:build an extra clause into the contract 将一项额外条款列入合同中.
build sth into sth:
put parts together to form sth 将各部分合在一起变成某事物:
build loose stones into a strong wall
用石块建成坚固的墙
* build scraps of metal into a work of art 用金属碎块制成艺术品.
build sth on/build sth onto sth add sth (eg an extra room) to an existing structure by building （在现有建筑物上）增建某物（如另一房间）:
The new wing was built on(to the hospital) last year.
去年（医院）增建了新侧楼.
build up become greater,more numerous or more intense 变得更大﹑ 更多或更强:
Traffic is building up on roads into the city.
来往的车辆在通往市区的道路上越聚越多.
* Tension built up as the crisis approached.
危机越近越紧张.
build oneself/sb up make oneself/sb healthier or stronger 使自己[某人]健康或强壮:You need more protein to build you up.你需要增加蛋白质以增强体质.