2VERB 發明;(精巧地)設計出,制造 If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way. 發明;(精巧地)設計出,制造
We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain. [VERB noun]
因此我們得制作一塊很大的遮光窗簾。
3VERB 成功做到;設法做到 If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it. 成功做到;設法做到 [formal]
The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years. [VERB to-infinitive]
這支管弦樂隊呈現了精彩的演奏,堪稱其多年來的巅峰演奏。
4VERB (用欺騙的手法)策劃,圖謀,設法做到 When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it. (用欺騙的手法)策劃,圖謀,設法做到 [disapproval]
They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications. [VERB to-infinitive]