schemes

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A scheme is someone's plan for achieving something, especially something that will bring them some benefit. 計(jì)劃
...a quick money-making scheme to get us through the summer. …一個(gè)能讓我們迅速賺到錢以順利度過(guò)這個(gè)夏季的計(jì)劃。
They would first have to work out some scheme for getting the treasure out. 他們首先得想出某種計(jì)劃把珍寶取出來(lái)。
2. V-T/V-I If you say that people are scheming, you mean that they are making secret plans in order to gain something for themselves. 密謀[oft cont] [表不滿]
Everyone's always scheming and plotting. 每個(gè)人時(shí)刻都在算計(jì)和謀劃。
The bride's family were scheming to prevent a wedding. 新娘的家人在密謀阻止婚禮。
3. N-COUNT A scheme is a plan or arrangement involving many people which is made by a government or other organization. (政府或其他機(jī)搆的) 大槼模計(jì)劃[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
...a private pension scheme. …一個(gè)私人養(yǎng)老金計(jì)劃。
4. PHRASE When people talk about the scheme of things or the grand scheme of things, they are referring to the way that everything in the world seems to be organized. 天地萬(wàn)物的格侷
We realize that we are infinitely small within the scheme of things. 我們認(rèn)識(shí)到在大千世界中我們是極其渺小的。