| 单词 | rig |
| 释义 | rig 1. v. & n. --vtr. (rigged, rigging) 1. a provide (a sailing ship) with sails, rigging, etc. b prepare ready for sailing. 2. (often foll. by out, up) fit with clothes or other equipment. 3. (foll. by up) set up hastily or as a makeshift. 4. assemble and adjust the parts of (an aircraft). --n 1. the arrangement of masts, sails, rigging, etc., of a sailing ship. 2. equipment for a special purpose, e.g. a radio transmitter. 3. = oil rig. 4. a person's or thing's look as determined by clothing, equipment, etc., esp. uniform. Phrases and idioms in full rig colloq. smartly or ceremonially dressed. rig-out Brit. colloq. an outfit of clothes. Derivatives rigged adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME, perh. of Scand. orig.: cf. Norw. rigga bind or wrap up 2. v. & n. --vtr. (rigged, rigging) manage or conduct fraudulently (they rigged the election). --n 1. a trick or dodge. 2. a way of swindling. Phrases and idioms rig the market cause an artificial rise or fall in prices. Derivatives rigger n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. |
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