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- a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made（建筑、服装等的）设计方案, 设计图, 设计：
he has just unveiled his design for the new museum.
他刚刚将自己的新博物馆设计公诸于众。
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- mass noun the art or action of conceiving of and producing such a plan or drawing（设计方案或设计图的）构思; （设计方案的）制订：
good design can help the reader understand complicated information
好的安排设计可以帮助读者理解复杂信息
the cloister is of late twelfth century design.
教堂回廊是12世纪晚期的设计。
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- an arrangement of lines or shapes created to form a pattern or decoration（装饰）图案：
pottery with a lovely blue and white design.
带有美丽蓝白图案的陶器。
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- mass noun purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action, fact, or material object（事物背后潜在的）目的; 安排; 意图：
the appearance of design in the universe.
宇宙之中（上天）意旨的显露。
with obj.
1- decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), typically by making a detailed drawing of it设计（建筑、服装等）（尤指绘制详细图纸）：
a number of architectural students were designing a factory.
一些学建筑的学生正在设计一座工厂
as adj., with submodifier (designed) specially designed buildings.专门设计的房屋。
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- （常作be designed）do or plan (something) with a specific purpose or intention in mind专为某种目的（或意图）做（或策划）：
with obj. and infinitive the tax changes were designed to stimulate economic growth.改变税收是为了刺激经济增长。
短语
by design
- as a result of a plan; intentionally有计划地; 有意地：
I became a presenter by default rather than by design.
我成为主持人是因为当时我未考虑其他选择就接受了, 并非我刻意要求得此职。
have designs on
- aim to obtain (something desired), typically in an underhand way（多指以不正当手段）图谋获得, 对…有企图; 觊觎：
he suspected her of having designs on the family fortune.
他怀疑她在对这笔家产打主意。
词源
late Middle English （as a verb in the sense 'to designate'）： from Latin designare 'to designate'， reinforced by French désigner. The noun is via French from Italian.