contrives

英 [kənˈtraɪvz]

美 [kənˈtraɪvz]

v. (不顾困难而)设法做到; (克服困难)促成(某事); 巧妙地策划; 精巧地制造(如机器)
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柯林斯词典

VERB 图谋;策划;谋划
If youcontrivean event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
1. The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
  石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。
VERB 发明;(精巧地)设计出，制造
If youcontrivesomething such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way.
1. We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.
  因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。
VERB 成功做到;设法做到
If youcontrive todo something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
1. The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.
  这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏，堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。
VERB (用欺骗的手法)策划，图谋，设法做到
When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that theyhave contrived todo it.
1. They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications.
  他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。