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scheme

释义

scheme

noun countable

UK /skiːm/

Word Forms

singular	scheme
plural	schemes

1
Britisha plan that is developed by a government or large organization in order to provide a particular service for people
a training scheme
The proposed scheme should solve the parking problem.
Have you joined the company pension scheme?
Synonyms and related words
Preparations and plans
preparation
agreement
plan
Synonyms and related words
Government programmes and policies
amnesty
Balkanisation
Balkanization
1. 1a
  a plan for achieving something, especially something illegal or dishonest
  It sounds like just another crazy money-making scheme.
  a scheme to do something:
  a scheme to import illegal foreign goods
  Synonyms and related words
  Preparations and plans
  preparation
  agreement
  plan
  Synonyms and related words
  Tricks, pretences and dishonest plans
  ploy
  hoax
  dodge
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with scheme as the object
▪ develop, devise, implement, introduce, launch, operate, run
2
a system for organizing or arranging information
Libraries organize books according to a subject classification scheme.
Synonyms and related words
Systems and methods for doing things
modality
method
system

phrases

in the/someone’s scheme of things

scheme

noun countable

US /skim/

Word Forms

singular	scheme
plural	schemes

1
a plan for achieving something, especially something illegal or dishonest
It sounds like just another crazy money-making scheme.
a scheme to do something:
a scheme to import illegal foreign goods
Synonyms and related words
Preparations and plans
preparation
agreement
plan
Synonyms and related words
Tricks, pretenses and dishonest plans
ploy
hoax
dodge
1. 1a
  Britisha plan that is developed by a government or large organization in order to provide a particular service for people
  a training scheme
  Synonyms and related words
  Preparations and plans
  preparation
  agreement
  plan
  Synonyms and related words
  Government programs and policies
  amnesty
  Balkanisation
  Balkanization
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with scheme as the object
▪ develop, devise, implement, introduce, launch, operate, run
2
a system for organizing or arranging information
Libraries organize books according to a subject classification scheme.
Synonyms and related words
Systems and methods for doing things
modality
method
system

phrases

in the/someone’s scheme of things

scheme

verb intransitive

UK /skiːm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	scheme
he/she/it	schemes
present participle	scheming
past tense	schemed
past participle	schemed

1
to make secret plans to achieve something, especially in a dishonest way
scheme against:
She’s convinced that they’re scheming against her.
scheme to do something:
The king’s enemies were scheming to take power from him.
Synonyms and related words
To make a secret plan
conspire
scheme
connive

scheme

verb intransitive

US /skim/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	scheme
he/she/it	schemes
present participle	scheming
past tense	schemed
past participle	schemed

1
to make secret plans to achieve something, especially in a dishonest way
scheme to do something:
The king’s enemies were scheming to take power from him.
scheme against:
She’s convinced that they’re scheming against her.
Synonyms and related words
To make a secret plan
conspire
scheme
connive

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