▲build in 主要表示“使成为固定物”“使成为组成部分”“使成为”,有时也说成 build into。如:
He built a bookcase in [into] the wall. 他在墙里建了个书橱。
We built an extra clause into the contract. 我们把一项额外条款写入了合同中。
He has built his boys into men. 他已把自己的孩子培养成大人。
▲build on 有两个主要意思是:一是表示“加建,扩建”;二是表示“指望,依靠”。如:
The new wing was built on last year. 去年增建了新侧楼。
You can build on his honesty. 你可以信赖他的诚实可靠。