Contrived
[ kən'traivd ]
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adj. 不自然的;勉强的;人为的;非天然的;
📝 例句
a piece of mechanism ingeniously contrived
一件设计巧妙的机械装置
The couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income.
这对夫妻设法以菲薄的收入把孩子抚养成人。
She contrived to slip away unobserved in the dusk of the afternoon.
她计划乘黄昏时候人不知鬼不觉地溜走。
The writer contrived a happy ending.
作者安排了一个大团圆的结局。
He contrived to keep up appearances to a certain extent before Rushton.
他在拉什顿面前竭力振作起精神。
🌱 联想助记
contrive + ed
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
contrived
adj (derog 贬)
1 planned in advance rather than being spontaneous or genuine 人为的; 策划的; 非自发的; 虚假的
a contrived incident intended to mislead the newspapers 企图蒙蔽报界的人为事件.
2 obviously invented; not lifelike 杜撰的; 缺乏真实性的
a novel with a very contrived plot 情节十分虚假的小说.
🔁 扩展释义
a. 人造的, 勉强的, 不自然的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Birds are good pets, they can wake you up by singing in the morning.
鸟是很好的宠物，它们早上的歌声可以将你从梦中唤醒。
Meat is almost more precious than money!
肉贵得买不起了。
It's often cold in November and it rains sometimes.
11月常常就冷了，而且有时下雨。