单词 | contrive |
释义 | contrive contrive /kənˈtraɪv/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for contrive F0 to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: » Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd be ideally suited.» [+ to infinitive] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.Thesaurus+: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Plotting and trappingF0 to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way: » Do you think you could contrive something for hanging my clothes on until I can get a wardrobe?Thesaurus+: ↑Inventing, designing and innovation , ↑Creating and producing |
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