| 单词 | contrive |
| 释义 | contrive (kəntraɪv ) Word forms: contrives , contriving , contrived 1. verb If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. [formal] The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devise, plan, fabricate, create 2. verb If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way. We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it. [formal] The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years. [VERB to-infinitive] 4. verb When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it. [disapproval] They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications. [VERB to-infinitive] Translations: Chinese: 策划常指用欺骗手段 Japanese: 企てる |
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