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单词 contrive
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contrive
kəntrv kənˈtraɪv
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense contrives, present participle contriving, past tense , past participle contrived
1 VERB 图谋;策划;谋划 If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. 图谋;策划;谋划 [formal]
  • The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. [VERB noun]

    石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。

SYN devise, plan, fabricate, create
2 VERB 发明;(精巧地)设计出,制造 If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way. 发明;(精巧地)设计出,制造
  • We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain. [VERB noun]

    因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。

3 VERB 成功做到;设法做到 If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it. 成功做到;设法做到 [formal]
  • The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years. [VERB to-infinitive]

    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 VERB (用欺骗的手法)策划,图谋,设法做到 When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it. (用欺骗的手法)策划,图谋,设法做到 [disapproval]
  • They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications. [VERB to-infinitive]

    他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。

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