Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #679
design
设计；构思
To plan and create the form, structure, or appearance of something such as a building, a machine, or a work of art.
- 1.
To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
计划并实施(如图画、艺术作品、建筑等)
- 2.
To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
表现物体或过程需满足的要求以解决问题
规定；明确要求；计划并实施(如图画、艺术作品、建筑等)；表现物体或过程需满足的要求以解决问题；设计；计划
In use
The architect will design a new office building for the company.
She designed a unique dress for the fashion show.
They are designing a user-friendly app for children.
Verb forms
base design · third person designs · -ing designing · past designed · past participle designed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，第三人称单数加-s。
Connections
Collocations
- design a product
- 设计产品
- Our team designed a new product for the international market.我们团队为国际市场设计了一款新产品。
- design a system
- 设计系统
- Engineers designed a system to manage energy use in the factory.工程师设计了一套系统来管理工厂的能源使用。
- design a website
- 设计网站
- She designs websites for small businesses.她为小企业设计网站。
- design an experiment
- 设计实验
- The scientists designed an experiment to measure reaction time.科学家们设计了一个实验来测量反应时间。
- design a building
- 设计建筑
- The architect designed a building that uses solar power.这位建筑师设计了一座利用太阳能的大楼。
- design a curriculum
Learner notes
Memory Tip
design 里藏着 sign（标记），设计就是先在图纸上做标记、定方案。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：产品开发、艺术创作、日常规划 通常用于中性语境，表示设计、构思或规划；口语与书面语中都较常见。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为‘设计’；作不及物动词时意为‘做设计’。常与for连用表示‘为…设计’。常用被动结构be designed to do表示‘旨在’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有选词都以 /aɪn/ 结尾，与 design /dɪˈzaɪn/ 押韵。sign、assign、resign 都含有相同的拼写块 <sign>，其中的 g 不发音。注意别和 signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/、signature /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/、significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ 混淆，这些词里的 <sign> 要发 /ɡ/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.