arrangement
noun
uk/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/us/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/arrangementnoun(PLAN)
B1[Cusually plural]
aplanfor how something willhappen:
安排;筹划;准备(工作)They'dmadeall the arrangementsfortheparty.他们为聚会作好了一切准备。
[+ to infinitive]Arrangements were madetomovetheprisonersto anotherjail.已经作出安排将犯人转至另一监狱。
What areyourcurrentchildcarearrangements?目前你的孩子怎么照看?
B2[CorU]
anagreementbetween twopeopleorgroupsabout how somethinghappensor willhappen:
商定;约定[+ that]Wehadan arrangementthathe wouldcleanthehouseand I wouldcook.我们定好了,他打扫卫生,我做饭。
I'msurewe cancome toan arrangement(=reachanagreement).我确信我们之间可以达成协议。
You can onlywithdrawmoneyfrom thisaccountby(prior)arrangement(= after makingplansto do so)withthebank.你必须和银行(预先)约定,才能从这个账户上取钱。
- He has somespecialarrangement with hissupplier, whichmeanshe'sabletosellhisgoodsmorecheaply.
- Theorganizersfailedto make thenecessaryarrangements fordealingwith so manypeople.
- Seeing that he wasn'thappywith the arrangements, Itriedtobooka differenthotel.
- I'm abitconfusedabout the arrangements fortonight.
- All thetravelarrangements have been takencareof.
Plans and arrangements
- accommodation
- appointed
- arranger
- blueprint
- booksomethingin
- exit strategy
- formulation
- game plan
- have a card upyoursleeveidiom
- intention
- lock
- party line
- planning
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- preparation
- programmatic
- programme
- road map
- walk-in
arrangementnoun(POSITION)
B2[C]
agroupofobjectsthat have been put in aparticularorderorposition:
排列,安排There was astrikingarrangement ofdriedflowerson thetable.桌上干花的插花样式非常引人注目。
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arranger
- array
- binomial
- bracket
- lay
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- multisystem
- nest
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
- sort
arrangementnoun(MUSIC)
[C]
apieceofmusicthat has hadchangesmade to it so that it can beplayedin a different way,especiallyby differentinstruments:
改编曲This new arrangement of thepieceis forsaxophoneandpiano.这支新改编的乐曲是供萨克斯管和钢琴演奏的。
Musical pieces
- ballade
- bolero
- bossa nova
- Britannia
- cantata
- fantasia
- hook
- multi-part
- nocturne
- octet
- opus
- passage
- playlist
- reel
- solo
- song form
- streetscape
- string quartet
- symphony
- trio