| 词汇 | contriving |
| 释义 | contriving present participle ofcontrive contrive verb[ T ] uk /kənˈtraɪv/ us /kənˈtraɪv/ to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: 巧妙安排;谋划，策划 Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other.你不能为他们安排一次会面吗？我觉得他们真的互有好感。 [ + to infinitive ]Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.她不知通过什么方式搞到了音乐会的门票。 to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way: 设计;发明;创造 Do you think you could contrive something for hanging my clothes on until I can get a wardrobe?你能设计个东西让我在买到衣橱前挂衣服吗？ Planning, expecting and arranging accidentally accidentally on purposeidiom advertent advisedly aim at something bargain conscious game something out hatch have something in mindidiom have something up your sleeveidiom horizon scanning how are you fixed for something?idiom pencil provide for someone provident providently provision purpose purposefully You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Inventing, designing and innovation Examples of contrivingcontriving In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In some cases this necessitated nurses 'managing the environment' by contriving situations in which they could speak to family members when the patient was not present. I cannot conceive of any such very small traders as those contriving to get supplies for themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a wonderful example of the contriving genius of our planners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are contriving to ignore a major reality for young people, which is their entitlement to student grants and, above all, to housing benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has achieved the unique distinction after taking part in a somewhat ignominious retreat, of contriving, nevertheless, to remain at his post. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are contriving and conniving at undermining parents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it was a hole of its own contriving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, our objective must be the outlawing of aggression, and the contriving of a comprehensive scheme of disarmament. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are contriving to create a constructive vandalism that leads to the needless production of raw materials and emissions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Equally, and just as important, it is about contriving a framework where the one can operate effectively in relation to the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is remarkable how, in difficult circumstances, many have established themselves and are contriving to do reasonably well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we clearly established in law the rights of citizens, we should not be contriving formulae for trying to solve problems as they arose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should be sagacious in contriving and dexterous in using means to get over their difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is basically that he has paid for £4,000 million worth of tax reliefs to the better-off by contriving to raise prices for the average family. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His skill may be judged from the fact that he made an exceedingly effective general speech while contriving, at the same time, to ventilate an important grievance in his constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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