contrive
v. 设法做到; 策划; 制造
If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。
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.
因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。
If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.
这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏,堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。
When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it.
They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications.
他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。
1. make or work out a plan for; devise;
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort;
3. put or send forth;
Can you contrive to be here a little earlier?
你能不能早一点来?
By their wit, sense, and eloquence together, they generally contrive to govern their husbands.
借助其机敏 、 见识以及“舌吐莲花”这三件利器, 她们大都会图谋主宰她们的丈夫.
Victor also told me he would contrive a safe meeting with Heath.
维克托还告诉我,他要设法到一个保险的地方去见见希思.
We shall contrive some way to get me there by the end of the week.
我们得想个办法在周末之前把我送到那里去.
Statistical methods contrive to target the right consumer segments to a company's product or service offering.
统计方法是帮助公司瞄准所提供产品或服务所针对的正确的目标市场.