design
verb
uk/dɪˈzaɪn/us/dɪˈzaɪn/designverb(PLAN)
B1[IorT]
to make ordrawplansfor something, forexampleclothesorbuildings:
设计;制(图)Who designed thisbuilding/dress/furniture?是谁设计的这座建筑物/这款裙子/这套家具?
Thisrangeofclothingisspeciallydesignedforshorterwomen.该系列服装是专为身材较矮的女性设计的。
- In 1960, Pierre Cardinbecamethe firstcouturierto design men'sclothes.
- He's designeddressesfor manycelebrities, mostfamouslythe Queen.
- Allouradvertisingmaterialis designedin-house.
- Thebuildingisn't designed very well from thepointofviewofwheelchairaccess.
- Adamdesigned andwrotethesoftware.
Inventing, designing and innovation
- absorptive capacity
- architect
- artificer
- bionics
- blueprint
- customized
- designer
- devise
- dreamsomethingup
- ergonomic
- modularization
- nanotechnology
- non-imitative
- operational research
- originator
- technology
- themed
- think outside the boxidiom
- thinksomethingup
- trailblaze
designverb(INTEND)
B2[Tusually passive]
tointend:
意图,打算Thisdictionaryis designedforadvancedlearnersofEnglish.本词典是为高级英语学习者编写的。
[+ to infinitive]Thesemeasuresare designedtoreducepollution.采取这些措施旨在降低污染。
- Theadvertisementswere designed toshock- that was thewholepointof thecampaign.
- Thegovernmenthasproducedaseriesofleafletsdesigned toextendpublicawarenessof thedangersofAIDS.
- Thiscourseis designed to givedriversagroundingincarmaintenance.
- Byitsnature,terrorismis designed tostrikeat theheartofourdemocraticvalues.
- The newlawis designed toprotectpeople'sprivacy.
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- intend
- planner
- provision
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- reckon onsomething
- settle
- sleeve
design
noun
uk/dɪˈzaɪn/us/dɪˈzaɪn/designnoun(PLAN)
C1[C]
adrawingor set ofdrawingsshowinghow abuildingorproductis to be made and how it willworkandlook:
设计图,图纸Have youseenthe designsforthe newshoppingcentre?你看过新购物中心的设计图了吗?
B1[U](alsodesigning)
theartof makingplansordrawingsfor something:
设计(艺术)She's anexpertonkitchen/softwaredesign.她是厨房/软件设计专家。
He'sstudyingdesign inParis.他正在巴黎学习设计。
B1[SorU]
the way in which something isplannedand made:
设计(方法);设计风格I don't like the designofthissofa.我不喜欢这个沙发的设计。
ThebuildingwasoriginallyVictorianindesign.这座建筑物原是维多利亚式设计风格。
aseriousdesignfault严重的设计缺陷
Thecarhas someexcellentdesignfeatures.这款汽车有一些很棒的设计特色。
- The design of thechurchechoesthat of St. Paul's Cathedral.
- There was a verypositiveresponsetoournew design -peopleseemedverypleasedwith it.
- The designs for the newmosquehaveattractedwidespreadcriticism.
- Thefaultsurelyliesin the design of theequipment.
- Thecarhas aseriousdesignfault.
Architecture
- anti-modernism
- anti-modernist
- architect
- architectural
- architecturally
- brutalism
- brutalist
- built environment
- colonial
- defensive architecture
- golden ratio
- ground plan
- hostile architecture
- Italianate
- mid-century modern
- pyramid
- rococo
- Romanesque
- sympathetically
- vernacular
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Inventing, designing and innovation
designnoun(PATTERN)
B1[C]
apatternused todecoratesomething:
图案afloral/abstractdesign花卉/抽象图案
I like the designonyoursweatshirt.我喜欢你运动衫上的那个图案。
Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- asymmetrically
- asymmetry
- bossy
- cutout
- filigree
- flecked
- flowery
- formless
- fretted
- herringbone
- linearity
- oblong
- shapelessly
- shapelessness
- sigmoid
- snow angel
- speckled
designnoun(INTENTION)
by design
intentionally:
特意;故意,有意I'msureheignoredyou byaccidentand not by design.我敢肯定他绝非有意冷落你。
designs[plural]
plans, oftenonesthat are nothonest, to get something or someone for yourself:
阴谋计划,不良企图tohaveterritorialdesigns (onneighbouringcountries)有夺取(邻国)领土的企图