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contrive to do sth
表示设法做到某事，常含巧妙或艰难之意。
She contrived to escape through the window.
她设法从窗户逃了出去。
策划；设计；想出；构思
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策划；设计；想出；构思
to make or work out a plan for something; to devise; to come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after mental effort
She contrived to escape through the window.
她设法从窗户逃了出去。
通过巧妙的思考发明；设计
To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
发明,制作装置；尤其通过即兴创作形成设计
To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
投射、投影或展示,如光的投射
To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
contrive
Base
原形
contrives
3rd person
第三人称单数
contriving
-ing
现在分词
contrived
Past
过去式
contrived
Past participle
过去分词
She contrives a plan.
她设计了一个计划。
He contrived to escape.
他设法逃脱了。
They are contriving a scheme.
他们正在策划一个阴谋。
I have contrived a solution.
我已想出一个解决方案。
The team contrived a plan to reduce costs without losing quality.
团队想出了一个既降低成本又不损失质量的计划。
She contrived an ingenious way to hide the wires in the wall.
她想出了一个巧妙的方法，把电线藏在墙里。
He contrived a simple machine to open the gate automatically.
他设计了一种简单的机器来自动开门。
表示设法做到某事，常含巧妙或艰难之意。
She contrived to escape through the window.
她设法从窗户逃了出去。
后接名词，表示设计、发明或策划某事物。
They contrived a new method of payment.
他们设计了一种新的付款方式。
后接从句，表示图谋或策划某事发生。
The rebels contrived that the attack would occur at midnight.
叛乱分子密谋在午夜发动攻击。
Not this
He contrived escaping.
Use this
He contrived to escape.
动词contrive后不能接动名词，只能接不定式或名词作宾语。表示‘设法做某事’时，应使用‘contrive to do’结构。
Not this
That's a great contrive.
Use this
That's a great contrivance.
contrive是动词，不能作名词使用。表示‘发明物或计谋’的名词形式是contrivance。
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策划一个计划
They contrived a plan to escape from the prison.
他们策划了一个越狱的计划。
设法做某事
She contrived to arrive on time despite the traffic.
尽管交通堵塞，她还是设法准时到达了。
想出办法
He contrived a way to solve the problem quickly.
他想出了一个快速解决问题的办法。
编造借口
He contrived an excuse for being late.
他编造了一个迟到的借口。
策划阴谋
The villains contrived a scheme to steal the jewels.
坏人们策划了一个偷珠宝的阴谋。
设计/发明某物
She contrived a new device for cleaning windows.
她发明了一种清洁窗户的新装置。
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记忆：con（一起）+trive（努力）= 一起努力设计或图谋
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、scheming 通常用于正式或文学语境，有时带有贬义，表示‘谋划’或‘设计’。
Common patterns: contrive something; contrive to do something.
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