单词 | mastermind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | mastermind1 nounmastermind2 verb mastermindmas‧ter‧mind1 /ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd $ ˈmæstər-/ noun [singular] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who plans something► planner Collocations someone who works for a government or a company, and who plans how future situations and problems should be dealt with according to what they think is likely to happen: · The proposal will be carefully examined by a committee of executives, planners and consultants.financial/military/environmental etc planners: · Economic planners fear that there will be a 5% fall in real incomes next year.· a financial planner· Military planners and diplomats worry that the North's increasing distress over food supplies could provoke it to invade the South. ► architect the person who originally thought of an important and successful plan, especially in politics or business: the architect of something: · Beveridge is usually thought of as the architect of the British National Health Service.· the chief architect of the election victory ► mastermind a person who cleverly plans a complicated operation, especially in order to carry out a crime: · The court heard that it was Mrs Thompson who was the mastermind, not her husband.the mastermind behind/of something: · Andres is the mastermind behind a huge drug-smuggling operation.a criminal mastermind: · The film stars Morgan Freeman as a criminal mastermind. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► mastermind a plot someone who plans and organizes a complicated operation, especially a criminal operation: a criminal mastermindmastermind of/behind He is suspected of being the mastermind behind the bombings. (=organize it)· He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government. mastermind1 nounmastermind2 verb mastermindmastermind2 verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE mastermind
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Longman Language Activatorto make plans► plan Collocations to think carefully about something you are going to do, and decide how you will do it: · Sue spent months planning her trip.· The burglary had obviously been very carefully planned.plan how/what/where etc: · Have you planned how you're going to spend your prize money?plan for: · I think we should plan for about 50 guests.· We're planning for rain because the forecast isn't good.have something planned (=have planned something carefully already): · Don't worry, I have the whole evening planned. ► make plans to think about and talk about something that you intend to do, especially something that needs to be carefully planned: · We sat around the table, talking, laughing, and making plans.make plans for: · I've already started to make plans for the wedding - there's so much to do. ► make arrangements to organize the details of an event or trip, such as the times in which things will happen: · I'd booked the flight and made all the arrangements well in advance.make arrangements for: · John's brother kindly made the arrangements for the funeral.make arrangements to do something: · Vivian and her boyfriend are making arrangements to join us in Australia.make arrangements with: · Please telephone and make arrangements with my secretary. ► work out especially British also figure out American to think carefully about how you are going to do something, especially something complicated or difficult, and plan a good way of doing it: · Management consultant Peter Brant worked out the schedule in October 1983.· UN negotiators have figured out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.work/figure out a way of doing something: · The first thing you'll have to do is figure out a way of earning the money.work out what/where/how etc: · I'll certainly go back to my job once I've worked out who's going to look after the kids during the day.have it all worked/figured out (=have completely planned how you are going to do something): · The killer, whoever he was, had it all worked out. ► map out to plan all the details of how something is going to develop in the future, especially over a long period of time: · Representatives from several European countries met to map out details of the proposed aid program.have your future/career/education etc mapped out: · Jodie has her career all mapped out.· By the time he was 15, his parents already had his future mapped out. ► budget to plan how you will spend your money during a certain period of time or for a particular activity: · Mark's capable of earning a lot, but he's no idea how to budget or save.· Our annual expenditure on training has been carefully budgeted.budget for: · At university, young people have to budget for their living expenses, and organise their time. ► formulate if members of a government, company, or other organization formulate a plan or proposal, they decide the details of what is going to be done: · Changes to the education system should be formulated by teachers not politicians.formulate a plan/policy/proposal etc: · The government has set up a working party to formulate proposals for reducing environmental pollution. ► mastermind to be the person who is in charge of planning a complicated or difficult operation, especially a crime: · The raid, one of the most daring crimes of the century, was masterminded by Italian playboy, Giovanni Cattani.· Well-known as a tough industrialist, he masterminded 50 company takeovers in one year. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► mastermind a plot to think of, plan, and organize a large, important, and difficult operation: The project was masterminded by Morris, then aged 29. Ridley, as commerce secretary, masterminded the privatisation. (=organize it)· He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► accuse· She is accused of masterminding hijackings and kidnappings in the 70s. |
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