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设计 — meaning in English

shè jì

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English meaning

  • Comp noun Something given free of charge, especially as a courtesy, such as a free hotel room or meal.
  • conceive verb To become pregnant.
  • contrive verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
  • design noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
  • devise verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • sketch verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.

Senses

设计 is used for these senses in English:

  • comp (transitive) To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
  • conceive (ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with).
  • contrive To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
  • design The art of designing
  • design (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
  • devise (transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
  • frame (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
  • hash To make a quick, rough version.

Comp — full definition

  1. noun Something given free of charge, especially as a courtesy, such as a free hotel room or meal.
  2. noun Short for "compensation," especially in a workplace or insurance context.

conceive — full definition

  1. verb To become pregnant.
  2. verb To form an idea or plan in one's mind; to imagine or devise.

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