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devise vt.设计；发明；遗赠 (1) 政府制定了市中心重建计划。(2) 他发明了一种新的晶体管。 To devise a plan is more than just making one; there's a lot of figuring out to do, such as: "Phoebe devised a bus route that picked up kids in alphabetical order." There's a method to the madness of devising. The chemistry class devised a plan to make the fire alarm go off. Devise can be positive, too, meaning to find a creative solution: "The design team devised a plan to make the trailer home look like a medieval castle."

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英 [dɪ'vaɪz] 美 [dɪ'vaɪz] (1) The government devised a scheme for redeveloping the city center.(2) He devised a new type of transistor. To devise is to figure out a plan. Men twirling long mustaches might devise a plan to tie someone to the railroad tracks. 1[VERB 动词]设计；发明；策划；想出 If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.   [V n]We devised a scheme to help him...我们想出了一个帮他的计策。New long-range objectives must be devised.必须规划出新的长期目标。

英语单词	devise
英美音标	英 [dɪ'vaɪz] 美 [dɪ'vaɪz]
中文释义	vt.设计；发明；遗赠
英语例句	(1) The government devised a scheme for redeveloping the city center. (2) He devised a new type of transistor.
中文例句	(1) 政府制定了市中心重建计划。 (2) 他发明了一种新的晶体管。
vocabulary简明	To devise is to figure out a plan. Men twirling long mustaches might devise a plan to tie someone to the railroad tracks.
vocabulary扩展	To devise a plan is more than just making one; there's a lot of figuring out to do, such as: "Phoebe devised a bus route that picked up kids in alphabetical order." There's a method to the madness of devising. The chemistry class devised a plan to make the fire alarm go off. Devise can be positive, too, meaning to find a creative solution: "The design team devised a plan to make the trailer home look like a medieval castle."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]设计；发明；策划；想出 If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it. [V n] We devised a scheme to help him... 我们想出了一个帮他的计策。 New long-range objectives must be devised. 必须规划出新的长期目标。

Devise Devised Plan Scheme Make Design 英 Dɪ'Vaɪz] 美