Word · Frequency #587
scheme
/skiːm/
verb
策划；密谋；图谋
to plan or contrive something; to plot or maneuver
- 1.
To plot, or contrive a plan; to maneuver.
策划或设计计划；操纵
- 2.
To plan; to contrive; to maneuver.
计划；设计；操纵
策划或设计计划；操纵；计划；设计；操纵；计划；设计；图谋
In use
They schemed to delay the meeting.
She schemed against her rival in the competition.
The children are scheming how to get an extra slice of cake.
Verb forms
base scheme · third person schemes · -ing scheming · past schemed · past participle schemed
规则动词，表示策划或密谋。
Connections
Collocations
- scheme to do something
- 密谋做某事
- They schemed to overthrow the government.他们密谋推翻政府。
- scheme against someone
- 暗中算计某人
- He was scheming against his rivals.他一直在暗中算计他的对手。
- scheme for power
- 图谋权力
- The general schemed for power for years.这位将军多年来一直图谋权力。
- scheme with someone
- 与某人合谋
- She schemed with her colleagues to get the manager fired.她与同事合谋让经理被解雇。
- secretly scheme
- 暗中策划
- They were secretly scheming to escape.他们正在暗中策划逃跑。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 scheme 拆成 s + c + h + e + m + e，想象在暗处悄悄拼出六个字母的阴谋计划，帮你记住它表示“策划、密谋”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、political narratives、literary fiction 动词 scheme 通常带有贬义，多用于书面或较正式的叙述中，如新闻报道或文学故事，指暗中策划（尤其是图谋不正当的事）。口语中比较少见，日常表达更常用 plan 或 plot。
Grammar Note
常含贬义，指秘密地策划非法或有害的事情
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 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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