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单词
contrivance
释义
contrivance
noun
UK
/
kənˈtraɪv(ə)ns
/
Word Forms
singular
contrivance
plural
contrivances
DEFINITIONS
3
1
countable/uncountable
a plan to trick someone in order to get something for yourself, or the use of such a plan
Synonyms and related words
Tricks, pretences and dishonest plans
ploy
hoax
dodge
2
countable
a clever or complicated method of achieving a particular effect, especially in a story, that seems artificial
Synonyms and related words
Parts of films, stories and plays
act
action
ad-lib
3
countable
a complicated machine or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose
Synonyms and related words
General words for machinery and equipment
apparatus
armamentarium
array
contrivance
noun
US
/
kənˈtraɪv(ə)ns
/
Word Forms
singular
contrivance
plural
contrivances
DEFINITIONS
3
1
countable/uncountable
a plan to trick someone in order to get something for yourself, or the use of such a plan
Synonyms and related words
Tricks, pretenses and dishonest plans
ploy
hoax
dodge
2
countable
a clever or complicated method of achieving a particular effect, especially in a story, that seems artificial
Synonyms and related words
Parts of movies, stories and plays
act
action
ad-lib
3
countable
a complicated machine or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose
Synonyms and related words
General words for machinery and equipment
accouterments
apparatus
armamentarium
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in your (own) backyard
in your own (good) time
in your own right
in your own time
in (your) shirtsleeves
in your sights
in your sleep
in your stocking feet
in your stocking/stockinged feet
in/at one fell swoop
in/at/on the front line
in/during the heat of something
in/during/over the course of something
in/into deep water
in/into high gear
in/into position
in/into step
in/into the distance
in/into top gear
in/out of phase
in/out of shape
in/out of style
in/out of the loop
in/out of the public eye
in/out of the reckoning
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