machinate
英 ['mækɪneɪt; 'mæʃ-]
美
- vi. 策划；图谋不轨
- vt. 策划；图谋
英英释义
- 1. arrange by systematic planning and united effort;
- "machinate a plot"
- "organize a strike"
- "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
- 2. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together;
- "They conspired to overthrow the government"
英文词源
- machinate (v.)
- "lay plots, intrigue," c. 1600, a back-formation from machination, or else from Latin machinatus, past participle of machinari (see machination). Related: Machinated; machinating; machinator.
词态变化
第三人称单数: machinates;过去式: machinated;过去分词: machinated;现在分词: machinating;