单词 | contrive |
释义 | con·triveBrE /kənˈtraɪv/ NAmE /kənˈtraɪv/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they contriveBrE /kənˈtraɪv/ NAmE /kənˈtraɪv/ present simple - he / she / it contrivesBrE /kənˈtraɪvz/ NAmE /kənˈtraɪvz/ past simple contrivedBrE /kənˈtraɪvd/ NAmE /kənˈtraɪvd/ past participle contrivedBrE /kənˈtraɪvd/ NAmE /kənˈtraɪvd/ -ing form contrivingBrE /kənˈtraɪvɪŋ/ NAmE /kənˈtraɪvɪŋ/ (formal ) ~to do sth to manage to do sth despite difficulties (不顾困难而)设法做到◆ She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening . 每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。~sth to succeed in making sth happen despite difficulties (克服困难)促成某事◆ I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them . 我决定设法让他们双方见上一面。~sth to think of or make sth , for example a plan or a machine , in a clever way 巧妙地策划;精巧地制造(如机器)◆ They contrived a plan to defraud the company . 他们精心策划要欺诈那家公司。 |
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