[N-COUNT 可数名词](政府或其他组织的)计划,方案,安排 A scheme is a plan or arrangement involving many people which is made by a government or other organization.
[oft N to-inf]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
...schemes to help combat unemployment.
有助于减少失业的方案
...a private pension scheme...
私人养老金计划
The company was pouring around $30 million into the scheme.
该公司要向该计划注资约 3,000 万美元。
in AM, use 美国英语用 program
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]计谋;阴谋;诡计;计划 A scheme is someone's plan for achieving something.
[oft N to-inf]
...a quick money-making scheme to get us through the summer...
能够让我们撑过这夏天的快速赚钱之道
They would first have to work out some scheme for getting the treasure out...
他们首先得想个法子把财宝取出来。
Tourists can be vulnerable to scams and con schemes of all kinds.
游客们会很容易陷入各种形形色色的骗局。
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[VERB 动词]密谋;图谋;秘密策划 If you say that people are scheming, you mean that they are making secret plans in order to gain something for themselves.
[V]
[V to-inf]
[V against n]
[V-ing]
[oft cont]
[disapproval]
Everyone's always scheming and plotting...
人人时刻都在谋划着。
The bride's family were scheming to prevent a wedding...
新娘家人正密谋阻止婚礼。
They claimed that their opponents were scheming against them...
他们声称对手正在算计他们。
You're a scheming little devil, aren't you?
你是个耍阴谋诡计的小魔鬼,对不对?
scheming
...their favourite pastimes of scheming and gossiping.
她们最喜欢在一起交头接耳、说长道短来消磨时光
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See also:
colour scheme
;
pension scheme
;
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[PHRASE 短语]人生的安排 Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
[poss PHR]
He did not quite know how to place women in his scheme of things.
他不太清楚在自己的人生安排中应把女人摆在什么位置。
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[PHRASE 短语](世界万物的)格局 When people talk about the scheme of things or the grand scheme of things , they are referring to the way that everything in the world seems to be organized.
We realize that we are infinitely small within the scheme of things.
我们认识到在大千世界中我们极其渺小。
Oxford
scheme★AWL/skiːm; NAmEskiːm/
noun
,
verb
schemeschemesschemedschemingnoun★1★( BrE) a plan or system for doing or organizing sth 计划;方案;体系;体制◆a training scheme培训方案scheme(for doing sth) ◆a local scheme for recycling newspapers当地的报纸回收计划scheme(to do sth) ◆to introduce/operate a schemeto improve links between schools and industry 引进╱实施加强学校和业界之间联系的方案◆Under the new scheme only successful schools will be given extra funding.在新体制下,只有办得好的学校才可获得额外经费。☞see also
colour scheme
,
pension scheme
2★a plan for getting money or some other advantage for yourself, especially one that involves cheating other people 阴谋;诡计;计谋◆an elaborate scheme to avoid taxes周密的避税方案IDIOMthe/sb's ˈscheme of thingsthe way things seem to be organized; the way sb wants everything to be organized 格局;心中的安排◆My personal problems are not really important in the overall scheme of things.从全局来看,我个人的问题并非十分重要。◆I don't think marriage figures in his scheme of things.我想,婚姻在他的心目中是无足轻重的。verb1[intransitive , transitive ]( disapproving) to make secret plans to do sth that will help yourself and possibly harm others 密谋;秘密策划;图谋SYN
plot
scheme(against sb) ◆She seemed to feel that we were all scheming against her.她似乎觉得我们都在算计她。schemeto do sth ◆His colleagues, meanwhile, were busily scheming to get rid of him.与此同时,他的同事在加紧谋划除掉他。schemesth ◆Her enemies were scheming her downfall.她的敌人正密谋把她搞垮。2[transitive ]schemesth ( SAfrE) ( informal) to think or form an opinion about sth 想;认为◆What do you scheme?你认为怎么样?◆‘Do you think he'll come?’ ‘I scheme so.’“你认为他会来吗?”“我想会来。”scheme/skiːm; NAmEskiːm/
LDC
scheme1 noun
scheme2 verb
schemescheme1 /skiːm/ ●●●S2W1AWL noun [countable]
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1British English an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education or trainingSYN program American English: The money will be used for teacher training schemes. a pension schemescheme for schemes for two new cross-city linesscheme to do something a new scheme to boost exportspilot scheme (=something that is done on a small scale in order to see if it is successful enough to be done on a larger scale) The pilot scheme proved to be a great success.► see thesaurus at
plan
2a clever plan, especially to do something that is bad or illegal – used to show disapproval: a get-rich-quick schemescheme to do something a scheme to pass false cheques3a system that you use to organize information, ideas etc → schematic: a classification scheme4in the scheme of things in the way things generally happen, or are organized: the unimportance of man in the whole scheme of things →
colour scheme
COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + schemea major scheme· The government is introducing a major house-building scheme in the area.a new scheme· The new scheme aims to reduce street crime by 30%.an innovative scheme (=using new ideas)· an innovative scheme to help the unemployed get back to worka grand scheme (=trying to achieve a lot)· In the end, the government’s grand scheme came to nothing.a pilot scheme (=one that is tried on a small scale first to see if it is a good idea)· The programme was introduced into 100 primary schools in a very successful pilot scheme.a training scheme· The company runs an apprentice training scheme.a pension scheme· Does your employer offer a pension scheme?a compensation/bonus etc scheme (=in which people receive compensation, a bonus etc)· a new compensation scheme for accident victimsan incentive scheme (=in which people receive money to persuade them to work harder)· There is a generous incentive scheme for the sales force.verbsintroduce/launch a scheme· The scheme was launched last autumn by the company’s education officer.run/operate a scheme· Parent volunteers help run the scheme.be covered by a scheme (=be able to benefit from a scheme)· All employees are covered by the new bonus scheme.
scheme1 noun
scheme2 verb
schemescheme2AWL verb [intransitive]
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to secretly make clever and dishonest plans to get or achieve somethingSYN plotscheme to do something She schemed to kill him with poison.scheme against He became aware that people were scheming against him and called an emergency meeting. She’s nothing but a lying, scheming little monster!—schemer noun [countable]
WDF
scheme
[ski:m]schemed, scheming, schemes
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n3026
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NOUN1936
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schemes[2080] scheming[1533]
方案(47%),计划(37%),设计(10%),阴谋(3%),策划(2%),图谋(1%)
n.计划;组合;体制;诡计
vt.计划;策划
vi.搞阴谋;拟订计划
n.(Scheme)人名;(瑞典)谢默
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