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contrive v.图谋；发明；设计；设法做到 (1) 囚犯图谋越狱。(2) 他施展计谋获得了他们的选票。(3) 他设计了一种新式飞行器。(4) 你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗?(5) 我没有肉也能凑合吃这顿饭。 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.

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英 [kən'traɪv] 美 [kən'traɪv] (1) The prisoner contrived a way to escape.(2) He contrived to gain their votes.(3) He contrived a new machine for flying.(4) Can you contrive to be at the station by noon?(5) I can contrive without meat. 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. 1[VERB 动词]图谋；策划；谋划 If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]The oil companies were accused of  contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。2[VERB 动词]发明；(精巧地)设计出，制造 If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way.   [V n]We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。3[VERB 动词]成功做到；设法做到 If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it.   [V to-inf]  [FORMAL 正式]The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏，堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。4[VERB 动词](用欺骗的手法)策划，图谋，设法做到 When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it.   [V to-inf]  [disapproval]They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications.他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。

英语单词	contrive
英美音标	英 [kən'traɪv] 美 [kən'traɪv]
中文释义	v.图谋；发明；设计；设法做到
英语例句	(1) The prisoner contrived a way to escape. (2) He contrived to gain their votes. (3) He contrived a new machine for flying. (4) Can you contrive to be at the station by noon? (5) I can contrive without meat.
中文例句	(1) 囚犯图谋越狱。 (2) 他施展计谋获得了他们的选票。 (3) 他设计了一种新式飞行器。 (4) 你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗? (5) 我没有肉也能凑合吃这顿饭。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]图谋；策划；谋划 If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. 石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。 2 [VERB 动词]发明；(精巧地)设计出，制造 If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way. [V n] We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain. 因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。 3 [VERB 动词]成功做到；设法做到 If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it. [V to-inf] [FORMAL 正式] The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years. 这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏，堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。 4 [VERB 动词](用欺骗的手法)策划，图谋，设法做到 When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it. [V to-inf] [disapproval] They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications. 他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。

Contrive Contrived Verb 动词 [V Make Plan Device