scheme
n
1 ~ (for sth/to do sth)
(a) plan for doing or organizing sth 計畫; 方案
a scheme for manufacturing paper from straw 用麥稈造紙的計畫
an imaginative scheme to raise money 富創意的籌款方案
a pension scheme 養老金方案.
(b) secret or devious plan 陰謀; 詭計
a scheme for not paying tax 逃稅的詭計.
2 ordered system; arrangement 組合; 配合
a `colour scheme, eg for a room, so that the colours in its decor match 色彩的調配.
3 (idm 習語) the `scheme of things the way things are or are planned 事物的規律; 安排
In the scheme of things it is hard for small businesses to succeed. 一般來說, ?quot;舊飩夏炎? scheme, v
1 [I, Ipr, It]
~ (for sth/against sb) make (esp secret or devious) plans 策畫; 圖謀
rebels scheming for the overthrow of the leadership 圖謀推翻領導的叛亂者
They are scheming to get her elected as leader. 他們正策畫讓她當選領導.
2 [Tn] plan (sth) in a devious way 策畫(某事)
Her enemies are scheming her downfall. 她的對頭正在策畫把她搞垮. schemer n person who schemes in a devious way 策畫陰謀詭計的人. scheming adj often making devious schemes 常搞陰謀詭計的
scheming rivals 詭計多端的競爭對手.