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contrive 【contrive】v.发明；设计The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.发明家设计一种新的引擎，含有较少的活动零件。

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[kən'traɪv] 
contrivemake or work out a plan for; devise
When you contrive, you make a plan or a plot. It may take you longer to contrive your way out of doing your homework than would to actually do it.
Even though contrive often has a false or cunning feel to it, it is not always a bad thing. Mental effort is always required though, as contrive is often used in connection with inventing schemes and plans to make something happen. Contraption, a complicated mysterious device that does something, is related to contrive. Have you ever seen a Rube Goldberg contraption? When you contrive to do something, your plan may end up being that complicated.
All forms of 'contrive' will appear on average once every 240 pages.contrivancecontrivecontrivedcontriveruncontrived

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Back	【contrive】 v.发明；设计 The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts. 发明家设计一种新的引擎，含有较少的活动零件。
Vocab	contrivemake or work out a plan for; devise When you contrive, you make a plan or a plot. It may take you longer to contrive your way out of doing your homework than would to actually do it. Even though contrive often has a false or cunning feel to it, it is not always a bad thing. Mental effort is always required though, as contrive is often used in connection with inventing schemes and plans to make something happen. Contraption, a complicated mysterious device that does something, is related to contrive. Have you ever seen a Rube Goldberg contraption? When you contrive to do something, your plan may end up being that complicated. All forms of 'contrive' will appear on average once every 240 pages. contrivance contrive contrived contriver uncontrived

Contrive Make Plan Kən'traɪv V.发明；设计 Inventor Contrived Kind