design

noun

布置 arrangement

1. 设计；布局；安排
   the general arrangement of the different parts of sth that is made, such as a building, book, machine, etc.
   1. The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.
      这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。
   2. special new design features
      特别的新型设计风格
   3. The magazine will appear in a new design from next month.
      从下月起这本杂志将以新的设计问世。

图样；方案；模型 drawing/plan/model

2. 设计艺术；构思
   the art or process of deciding how sth will look, work, etc. by drawing plans, making models, etc.
   1. a course in art and design
      美术及设计课程
   2. a design studio
      设计室
   3. computer-aided design
      计算机辅助设计
   4. the design and development of new products
      新产品的设计和开发
3. 设计图样；设计方案
   a drawing or plan from which sth may be made
   1. designs for aircraft
      飞机的设计图样
   2. new and original designs
      别具一格的新型设计方案

图案 pattern

4. 装饰图案；花纹
   an arrangement of lines and shapes as a decoration
   1. floral/abstract/geometric designs
      花卉 / 抽象 / 几何图案
   2. The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs.
      瓷砖有各种各样的颜色和图案。

意图 intention

5. 打算；意图；目的
   a plan or an intention
   1. It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone.
      碰巧——不知是偶然还是有意安排——其他人走后，只剩下了他们两个人。
   2. It is all part of his grand design .
      这都是他那宏图大略的一部分。

verb

设计 draw plans

1. 设计；制图；构思
   to decide how sth will look, work, etc., especially by drawing plans or making models
   1. to design a car/a dress/an office
      设计汽车 / 连衣裙 / 办公室
   2. a badly designed kitchen
      设计很糟糕的厨房
   3. They asked me to design a poster for the campaign.
      他们请我为这次运动设计一张海报。

计划 plan sth

2. 计划；筹划；制订
   to think of and plan a system, a way of doing sth, etc.
   1. We need to design a new syllabus for the third year.
      我们需要为三年级学生制订一个新的课程大纲。

特定目的 for special purpose

3. 制造；设计；意欲
   to make, plan or intend sth for a particular purpose or use
   1. The method is specifically designed for use in small groups.
      这方法是专为小组活动设计的。
   2. The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.
      这项计划的目的是为长期失业者提供帮助。

1. VERB 设计(服装、建筑、机械等)
   When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
   1. They wanted to design a machine that was both attractive and practical.
      他们想设计一种既美观又实用的机械。
   2. ...men wearing specially designed boots.
      脚踏特制皮靴的男子
2. VERB 设计(调查问卷);规划;制订
   When someone designs a survey, policy, or system, they plan and prepare it, and decide on all the details of it.
   1. We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs...
      我们或许可以专门设计一门课程以满足你的特殊需求。
   2. Computer security systems will be designed by independent technicians...
      计算机安全系统将由独立的技师来设计。
   3. A number of very well designed studies have been undertaken.
      已经进行了多项精心规划的研究。
3. N-UNCOUNT 设计过程;设计艺术
   Design is the process and art of planning and making detailed drawings of something.
   1. He was a born mechanic with a flair for design...
      他生来就是个有设计天赋的机械师。
   2. Most mobile robots are still in the design stage...
      大多数移动机器人仍处在设计阶段。
   3. She came to London in 1960 to study fashion design.
      她1960年来到伦敦学习时装设计。
4. N-UNCOUNT 设计（样式）
   The design of something is the way in which it has been planned and made.
   1. These machines are constantly updated by improving the design of the computers.
      通过改善计算机的设计，这些机器不断得到更新。
   2. ...a new design of clock...
      新款时钟
   3. The shoes were of good design and good quality...
      这些鞋样式新颖，质量上乘。
   4. BMW is recalling 8,000 cars because of a design fault.
      因为发现了一个设计缺陷，宝马正在召回已卖出的 8,000 辆汽车。
5. N-COUNT 设计图;图样;图纸
   A design is a drawing which someone produces to show how they would like something to be built or made.
   1. They drew up the design for the house in a week.
      他们在一周内就画出了房子的图样。
6. N-COUNT 图案;花纹
   A design is a pattern of lines, flowers, or shapes which is used to decorate something.
   1. Their range of tableware is decorated with a blackberry design...
      他们的整套餐具上都饰有黑莓图案。
   2. Many pictures have been based on simple geometric designs.
      许多画都是基于简单的几何图案。
7. N-COUNT 计划;打算;意图;企图
   A design is a general plan or intention that someone has in their mind when they are doing something.
   1. Is there some design in having him in the middle?...
      让他呆在中间是不是有什么目的？
   2. The intelligence service conceived a grand design to assassinate the War Minister.
      情报机构策划了一项暗杀陆军部长的重大计划。
8. V-PASSIVE 预定;指定
   If something is designed for a particular purpose, it is intended for that purpose.
   1. This project is designed to help landless people...
      这一项目旨在帮助那些没有土地的人。
   2. It's not designed for anyone under age eighteen.
      它不是为18岁以下者设计的。
9. PHRASE 有意地;故意地;蓄意地
   If something happens or is done by design, someone does it deliberately, rather than by accident.
   1. The pair met often — at first by chance but later by design.
      这两个人经常见面——开始是偶然的，后来就是有意的了。
10. PHRASE 图谋得到;打…的主意
    If someone has designs on something, they want it and are planning to get it, often in a dishonest way.
    1. His colonel had designs on his wife...
       他的上校在打他妻子的主意。
    2. Greece has always stressed that it had no designs on the territory.
       希腊一直强调它对这片领土没有任何企图。

1. Drawing offices may use PCs for computer-aided design.
   制图室可以使用个人计算机进行计算机辅助设计。
2. He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.
   他在罗马学习了古典建筑学和设计。
3. They wanted to design a machine that was both attractive and practical.
   他们想设计一种既美观又实用的机械。
4. We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs
   我们或许可以专门设计一门课程以满足你的特殊需求。
5. Computer security systems will be designed by independent technicians
   计算机安全系统将由独立的技师来设计。
6. A number of very well designed studies have been undertaken.
   已经进行了多项精心规划的研究。
7. He was a born mechanic with a flair for design
   他生来就是个有设计天赋的机械师。
8. Most mobile robots are still in the design stage
   大多数移动机器人仍处在设计阶段。
9. She came to London in 1960 to study fashion design.
   她1960年来到伦敦学习时装设计。
10. These machines are constantly updated by improving the design of the computers.
    通过改善计算机的设计，这些机器不断得到更新。
11. The shoes were of good design and good quality
    这些鞋样式新颖，质量上乘。
12. They drew up the design for the house in a week.
    他们在一周内就画出了房子的图样。
13. Their range of tableware is decorated with a blackberry design
    他们的整套餐具上都饰有黑莓图案。
14. Many pictures have been based on simple geometric designs.
    许多画都是基于简单的几何图案。
15. Is there some design in having him in the middle?
    让他呆在中间是不是有什么目的？
16. The intelligence service conceived a grand design to assassinate the War Minister.
    情报机构策划了一项暗杀陆军部长的重大计划。
17. This project is designed to help landless people
    这一项目旨在帮助那些没有土地的人。
18. It's not designed for anyone under age eighteen.
    它不是为18岁以下者设计的。
19. The pair met often — at first by chance but later by design.
    这两个人经常见面——开始是偶然的，后来就是有意的了。
20. His colonel had designs on his wife
    他的上校在打他妻子的主意。
21. Greece has always stressed that it had no designs on the territory.
    希腊一直强调它对这片领土没有任何企图。
22. They provide design services and do printing and packaging
    他们提供设计服务，还进行印刷和包装。
23. Mix and match your tableware and textiles from the new Design House collection.
    把你从“设计公司”新系列中挑选来的餐具和桌布搭配好。
24. One of our number has made a very interesting design of flooring, which has won a prize.
    我们中的一名成员设计出了非常有趣的地板图案，还获了奖。
25. The city, he concluded, had overdosed on design.
    他的结论是这座城市过分重视规划设计了。
26. The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.
    这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。
27. We weren't out to design a contemporary utopia.
    我们并不是要设计一个现代乌托邦。
28. He chalked out a design on the blackboard.
    他用粉笔在黑板上勾划出一个图样。
29. The new design compromises the merits of Chinese and Western styles.
    这个新设计融合了中西式的优点。

  design conceive contrive【导航词义：设计，设想】

  design v. 设计

〔辨析〕主要指设计建筑、衣物、软件等，强调构思多于实际制造；也可指为了某种特定目的而设计，通常用被动语态。

  conceive v. 〈正式〉构思，设想，想出

〔辨析〕通常指想出新的主意、计划等，强调在制订计划之前先有的构思。

  contrive v. 设计，造出

〔辨析〕尤指因突然需要而巧妙地造出或设计出某物。

  figure design pattern【导航词义：图，图案】

  figure n. 图，图像

〔辨析〕指几何图形、人像或者图表。

  design n. 图案；图纸

〔辨析〕指用于装饰的图案；也指设计图或图样，此时常后接介词 for。

  pattern n. 图案，花样

〔辨析〕多指由单一或多种形状、颜色或线条按照一定规律重复排列所组成的图案，常用于装饰。

  intent design intention【导航词义：意向，目的】

  intent n. 〈正式〉意图

〔辨析〕指某人做某事的目的；也可作法律术语，指犯罪意图。

  design n. 意图，目的

〔辨析〕指在头脑中形成的计划，有时含贬义。

  intention n. 意图，目的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指做某事的打算或计划。

n.

have designs on sb

• 企图占有某人；存心与某人发生性关系；对…存心不良
  to want to start a sexual relationship with sb

have designs on sth

• 企图将某物据为己有；图谋得到某物
  to be planning to get sth for yourself, often in a way that other people do not approve of
  1. Rumours spread that the Duke had designs on the crown (= wanted to make himself king) .
     谣传公爵觊觎王位。

noun

1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
   1. he contributed to the design of a new instrument

   Synonym:    designing

2. a decorative or artistic work
   1. the coach had a design on the doors

   Synonym:    patternfigure

3. a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
   1. the design of a building

4. the creation of something in the mind

   Synonym:    inventioninnovationexcogitationconception

5. an arrangement scheme
   1. the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult
   2. it was an excellent design for living
   3. a plan for seating guests

   Synonym:    plan

6. something intended as a guide for making something else
   1. a blueprint for a house
   2. a pattern for a skirt

   Synonym:    blueprintpattern

7. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
   1. his intent was to provide a new translation
   2. good intentions are not enough
   3. it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
   4. he made no secret of his designs

   Synonym:    purposeintentintentionaim

verb

1. intend or have as a purpose
   1. She designed to go far in the world of business

2. plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
   1. This room is not designed for work

3. conceive or fashion in the mind
   1. She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day

4. make or work out a plan for
   1. They contrived to murder their boss
   2. design a new sales strategy
   3. plan an attack

   Synonym:    planprojectcontrive

5. make a design of
   1. design a better mousetrap
   2. plan the new wing of the museum

   Synonym:    plan

6. create the design for
   1. Chanel designed the famous suit

7. create designs
   1. Dupont designs for the house of Chanel