contrive 详细解释

contrive

[kən'traiv]

v.图谋, 发明,设计, 设法做到

vt.

1. 发明; 设计

The writer contrived a happy ending.

作者安排了一个大团圆的结局。

2. 策划, 图谋

3. 设法做到, 以计谋达成[+to-v]

The couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income.

这对夫妻设法以菲薄的收入把孩子抚养成人。

vi.

谋划

词形变化

名词: contriver | 动词过去式: contrived | 动词过去分词: contrived | 动词现在分词: contriving | 动词第三人称单数: contrives |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.发明; 策划, 图谋

invent  scheme  plan  plot  devise  conspire  

同义参见:

architect  compass  originate  fabricate  

英英释义

动词 contrive:

make or work out a plan for; devise

同义词：plan, project, design

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

同义词：invent, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge

put or send forth

同义词：project, cast, throw

补充

contrivecontrive英:[kənˈtraiv] 美:[kənˈtraɪv]vt.1.谋划或策划(某事), 设计, 发明He contrived to make matters worse.他弄巧成拙。Can you contrive to be here a little earlier?你能不能早一点来?vi.1.设法做到We can contrive without meat.没有肉我们也能设法料理。

例句

1. The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.石油公司被指控故意制造油荒以给哄抬油价找理由。 2. a moving little drama that we could never have contrived deliberately我们挖空心思也设计不出来的一出感人小戏 3. We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.因此我们需要设计出一幅巨大的遮光帘。 4. Ralph Richardson contrived to combine both these qualities to perfection.拉尔夫•理查森设法把这两种品质尽善尽美地结合在一起。 5. The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.这支管弦乐队尽力发挥出多年来的最佳水平。 6. They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications.某种程度上来说他们故意丢失了成千上万份的申请。 7. They contrived a mask against poison gas.他们设计了一种防毒面具。 8. They are contriving a robbery.他们正在策划一场抢劫。 9. He contrived to gain their votes.他施展计谋获得了他们的选票。 10. I can contrive without your help.没有你的帮助，我也能设法做到。 11. I found it difficult to contrive when prices of everything went up.在百物涨价的时候，我觉得料理家务真不容易。 12. his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis.他的反对者策划了一次内阁危机。 13. [with infinitive]you contrived to be alone with me despite the supervision.尽管有人监督，你还是设法单独和我在一起。 14. he contrived to flood the flat three times.他竟然淹了公寓三次。 15. If I can contrive to get off work early, I'll see you later.如果我能设法早点下班，我们就待会儿见。 16. He contrived a scheme to cheat insurance companies.他想出一个计谋来欺骗保险公司。 17. The prisoners contrived a way to escape.囚犯们谋划了逃跑的路线。 18. "Native Americans contrived [=designed] weapons out of stone, wood, and bone."美洲土著居民把石头、木头和骨头巧妙地制作成武器。 19. He contrived a meeting with the president.他设法促成了与总裁的会面。 20. She contrived [=managed] to make it to the airport in time.她设法及时赶到了机场。

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