contrive
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. (常指用欺騙手段) 策劃[正式]
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of petrol to justify price increases. 一些石油公司為了找借口提高油價(jià)而策劃謊報(bào)石油短缺，因而被起訴。
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contrive /k?n?tra?v/ (contriving,contrived,contrives)
劍橋詞典
- to arrange a situation or event , or arrange for something to happen , using clever planning
巧妙安排；謀劃，策劃
Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other. 你不能為他們安排一次會(huì)面嗎？我覺得他們真的互有好感。
[ 動(dòng)詞后面接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert . 她不知通過什么方式搞到了音樂會(huì)的門票。
to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way
設(shè)計(jì)；發(fā)明；創(chuàng)造
Do you think you could contrive something for hanging my clothes on until I can get a wardrobe ? 你能設(shè)計(jì)個(gè)東西讓我在買到衣櫥前掛衣服嗎？ 返回 contrive