verb🔗Share设计，策划。 To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise"The student contrives a clever excuse to avoid taking the test. "这个学生想出了一个巧妙的借口来避免考试。technologyplanactionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share设计，策划，图谋 To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation."Seeing the rain was about to ruin the picnic, Maria quickly contrives a makeshift shelter from blankets and chairs. "看到雨快要毁掉野餐，玛丽亚急中生智，用毯子和椅子迅速搭起了一个临时的遮雨棚。technologyactionplandeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share设计，策划 To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light."The stage manager cleverly contrives the spotlight to fall directly on the actor during his monologue. "舞台监督巧妙地设计灯光，让聚光灯正好落在演员独白的时候。physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share花费，耗费 To spend (time, or a period)."He contrives to spend at least one hour a day reading, even with his busy schedule. "即使他日程繁忙，他还是设法花费至少一个小时的时间来阅读。timeperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
