■ build

1) 可以有双宾语（搭配见 buy 条）。

• Their children are building them a small house.他们俩的儿女正在给他们盖一栋小房子。

也可以说：

• Their children are building it/a small house for them. 或 They are building it/a small house for their parents.

2) build 是个典型的“趋成动词”（即第三类动词），关于这类动词在体方面的特点，详见本书附录“英语动词的体貌”。