contrive的意思是:v.图谋;发明;设计;设法做到。contrive的词语用法是v.(动词)contrive的基本意思是“谋划〔策划〕(某事),设计,发明”,引申可表示“想尽办法做某事”,有时还可用作反语。contrive用作不及物动词时,可表示“设法做到,对付过去”。contrive【近义词】plan计划。
一、详尽释义点此查看contrive的详细内容
二、英英释义
"They contrived to murder their boss"
"design a new sales strategy"
"plan an attack"
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"
"The setting sun threw long shadows"
"cast a spell"
"cast a warm light"
三、词典解释
1.图谋;策划;谋划
If youcontrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
e.g. The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。
2.发明;(精巧地)设计出,制造
If youcontrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way.
e.g. We therefore had tocontrive a very large black-out curtain.
因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。
3.成功做到;设法做到
If youcontrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
e.g. The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.
这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏,堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。
4.(用欺骗的手法)策划,图谋,设法做到
When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that theyhave contrived to do it.
e.g. They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications.
他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。
四、例句
The prisoner contrived a way to escape.
囚犯图谋越狱。
He contrived to gain their votes.
他施展计谋获得了他们的选票。
He contrived a new machine for flying.
他设计了一种新式飞行器。
Can you contrive to be at the station by noon?
你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗?
I can contrive without meat.
我没有肉也能凑合吃这顿饭。
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六、词汇搭配
七、词语用法
contrive的相关近义词
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contrive的相关临近词
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