verb
rigged, rigging
1
- with obj. make (a sailing boat) ready for sailing by providing it with sails and rigging将(帆船)装备就绪; 给(帆船)装配帆和索具:
the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch
双体船将被装配成双桅纵帆船
as adj., in combination -rigged a gaff-rigged cutter.装配斜桁的独桅纵帆船。
1.1
- assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) to make it ready for operation装配并调整(帆船、飞机等的设备):
most sails are kept ready rigged.
大部分帆已装配调整完毕。
2
- set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically hastily or as a makeshift(多指匆匆或临时)搭起(设备、装置或结构):
he had rigged up a sort of tent.
他简单搭了个帐篷
with obj. and infinitive the power plant of the lifeboat had been rigged to explode.救生艇的马达已装上了爆炸装置。
3
- provide (someone) with clothes of a particular style or type为…提供(特定种类的)服装:
a cavalry regiment rigged out in green and gold.
穿戴绿色和金色军服的骑兵团。
1
- the particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged帆装:
the yacht will emerge from the yard with her original rig.
游艇将以独特的帆装从造船厂驶出。
1.1
- the sail, mast, and boom of a windsurfer(风帆冲浪板的)帆、桅和张帆杆。
2
- an apparatus, device, or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose装置, 设备, 器械:
a lighting rig.
照明装置。
2.1
- an oil rig or drilling rig石油钻塔; 钻井架, 钻塔。
2.2
- (in CB and short-wave radio) a transmitter and receiver(民用波段无线电和短波无线电)收发机。
2.3
- a set of amplifiers and speakers used by a live band or a DJ in a club(现场乐队等的)音像设备。
2.4
- a particular type of construction for fishing tackle that bears the bait and hook钓鱼用具, 钓鱼设备。
3
- a person's costume, outfit, or style of dress服装; 装束:
the rig of the American Army Air Corps.
美国陆军航空兵团的装束。
4
- chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. a lorry; a semi-trailer〈主北美, 主澳〉卡车; 半拖车, 挂有半拖车的货运车。
短语
(in) full rig
- informal (wearing) smart or ceremonial clothes〈非正式〉(着)亮装(的); (着)盛装(的), 穿戴整齐(的)。
词源
late 15th cent. (in nautical use): perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare with Norwegian rigga 'bind or wrap up'. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
(rigged, rigging)with obj.
1- manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to produce a result or situation to a particular person's advantage(以欺骗手段)操纵; 垄断:
the results of the elections had been rigged
选举结果受人操纵了
as noun, in combination -rigging charges of vote-rigging.对操纵选举的指控。
1.1
- cause an artificial rise or fall in prices in (a market, especially the stock market) with a view to personal profit(为个人获利)操纵(市场, 尤指股票市场)价格:
he accused games firms of rigging the market.
他控告各电脑游戏软件公司操纵市场价格。
- archaic a trick or way of swindling someone〈古〉诡计, 骗局。
词源
late 18th cent. (in the noun sense): of unknown origin; the verb is related to the noun.