con·trive
verb/kənˈtraɪv/
/kənˈtraɪv/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they contrive | /kənˈtraɪv/ /kənˈtraɪv/ |
| he / she / it contrives | /kənˈtraɪvz/ /kənˈtraɪvz/ |
| past simple contrived | /kənˈtraɪvd/ /kənˈtraɪvd/ |
| past participle contrived | /kənˈtraɪvd/ /kənˈtraɪvd/ |
| -ing form contriving | /kənˈtraɪvɪŋ/ /kənˈtraɪvɪŋ/ |
- contrive to do something to manage to do something despite difficulties
（不顾困难而）设法做到 - She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening.
每周日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。 - Somehow they contrived to live on her tiny income.
他们设法靠她微薄的收入生活。
- She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening.
- contrive something to succeed in making something happen despite difficulties
（克服困难）促成某事 - I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them.
我决定设法让他们双方见上一面。
- I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them.
- contrive something to think of or make something, for example a plan or a machine, in a clever way
巧妙地策划；精巧地制造（如机器） - They contrived a plan to defraud the company.
他们精心策划要欺诈那家公司。
- They contrived a plan to defraud the company.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French contreuve-, stressed stem of controver ‘imagine, invent’, from medieval Latin contropare ‘compare’.