contrivance
- n.发明;计谋;矫揉造作;人工产物;精巧(或复杂)的装置;专用工具;圈套;非自然之物;计谋的(或圈套的)采用
复数: contrivances
noun
非自然之物;人工产物;矫揉造作
something that sb has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial
The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.
这部电影被不实际的牵强情节给毁了。
The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.
这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。
精巧(或复杂)的装置;专用工具
a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose
计谋;圈套;计谋的(或圈套的)采用
a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick
an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it
使她未经过目就签署文件的妙计
contrivance
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N-VAR 不自然的东西;矫揉造作之物
If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances...
他们衣着简朴,不使用那些现代的发明物。
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N-COUNT 诡计;计谋;阴谋
A contrivance is an unfair or dishonest scheme or trick to gain an advantage for yourself....some contrivance to raise prices.
提高价格的计谋
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- the act of devising something
- Synonym: devisal
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- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- Synonym: appliance contraption convenience gadget gizmo gismo widget
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- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- Synonym: lash-up
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- the faculty of contriving;inventive skill
- his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
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- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
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- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
- Synonym: stratagem dodge
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Contrivance and Implementation of Expert System for Dog Diseases Diagnosis
犬病专家诊断系统的建立
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On the Contrivance of the Use of Research Oriented Learning in Teaching Methodology Course
教学论课程运用研究性学习法教学的构想
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Such a machine is beyond the contrivance of ordinary people .
这种机器是一般人发明不出来的。
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A mechanical , electrical , or electronic contrivance with a specific purpose .
具有特定用途的机械、电气或电子设备。
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I think the meeting happened more by contrivance than chance .
我觉得这次会见是有意安排的而不是偶然的。
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Only human art or science or art , human contrivance , can bring about peace .
只有人类的艺术或科学,人类的发明,能够带来和平。
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The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance .
这故事讲得毫不矫揉造作。
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Present status and exploration of the application of computers in fishing gear contrivance and its calculation
渔具设计计算中应用电子计算机的现状与探讨
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In the night I took my first contrivance , and got up into a tree .
到了夜里,我又拿出我的老办法来,爬到一棵大树上。
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An ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it .
为使她不经过目就签署文件的妙计。
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Contrivance is obvious throughout the book . Only his hair showed the real trace of years .
全书从头至尾有明显的雕琢痕迹。岁月只在他头发上留下了痕迹。
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He 's very hot on new sorts . a new contrivance for milking cows
他对新品种很有兴趣。一种挤牛奶的新机器
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Who made these dirty marks on my new book ? Contrivance is obvious throughout the book .
谁把我的新书弄上了这些污迹?全书从头至尾有明显的雕琢痕迹。
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Most poor nations , living very hard , create contrivance , this road , they walk .
多数贫穷国家,生活十分艰苦,创造发明,这条道路,他们走。
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It was another good contrivance .
这又是一种不错的新设计。
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I have an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it .
我有一条不经她过目就签署文件的妙计。
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Load tap switch is the central contrivance in load-ratio voltage regulation of transformer .
有载分接开关是变压器有载调压的主要装置。
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The Contrivance of a Novel TTL NOT Gate Circuit
一种新型TTL非门电路的设计
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A small specialized mechanical or electronic device ; a contrivance . Study on the Power Unit for Multipurpose Arc Plasma Installation
小配件有专门用途的小的机械装置或电动装置;机械装置电弧等离子多用装置专用电源的研究
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The scientist invented a new contrivance for milking cows .
科学家发明了一种新挤奶器。
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That is what Samuelson meant by the " social contrivance of money " .
这就是萨缪尔森所指的“社会发明的货币”(socialcontrivanceofmoney)。
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Persuasion and contrivance swept aside many obstacles .
劝说和谋划扫除了很多障碍。
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This simple contrivance made it possible to weave a much wider piece of cloth and with greater rapidity .
这种简单的发明使人们可以织出横幅更宽的布匹,速度也更快。
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His personal force and genius , combined with so much persuasion and contrivance , swept aside many obstacles .
他本人的精力与才华,再加上他能循循善诱,办法也多,就把许许多多的障碍一扫而光。
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Martin had learned the contrivance from Joe at the Shelly Hot Springs .
那设计是马丁在雪莉温泉旅馆从乔那里学来的。
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Yet , the third definition of the word'engineering'is'skillful or artful contrivance ; maneuvering . '
第三种关于‘工程学’的定义是‘熟练的或者巧妙的发明创造;机动。
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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,而是用来产生幻影的流行器件。
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Contrivance of Adjustable Spiral System of Stereoscopic Floriculture
可动式螺旋立体花架系统的设计
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The villagers became suspicious about the weird contrivance .
村民们对那个古怪的装置起了疑心。
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The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance .
这孩子正在忙着做什么手工。