n. 1.发明,设计(方案),计划。 2.发明[设计]的才能;机巧,巧思。 3.奇巧的制作物,新发明,装置,设备。 4.计策,奸计,诡计。 5.人为的修饰,巧饰。 短语和例子 an automatic contrivance自动装置。
the act of devising something 同义词:devisal,
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job 同义词:appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget,
any improvised arrangement for temporary use 同义词:lash-up,
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" 同义词:stratagem, dodge,
例句与用法
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It was another good contrivance . 这又是一种不错的新设计。
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Old tom is full of contrivances . 老汤姆满脑子都是技巧。
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The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance . 这孩子正在忙着做什么手工。
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Eustacia was nettled by her own contrivances . 游苔莎对于自己这种改装的办法,觉得烦恼起来。
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In our dearth of ack-ack guns all sorts of contrivances were used . 在缺少高射炮的时候,我们利用了各种各样的巧妙方法。
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It was always odious to her to have any small fears or contrivances about her actions . 她的行动哪怕有一丝一毫的顾虑和虚伪,都会引起她的反感。
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Curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth . 曲面镜不是用来产生真实影像,而是用来产生幻影(即假象)的流行器件。
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Her accomplice suffered for his share in the escape, not-withstanding his timid contrivances . 她的同谋者,尽管想出了他那怯懦的策略,为了这件逃脱的事还是吃了苦头。
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He erected some contrivance for storing rainwater 他装设了一种贮存雨水的器具。
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Of all his sister s falsehood and contrivance 是他自己的姐妹自欺欺人的下场!