contrived

He contrived to make a mess of the whole thing.

他挖空心思反而把事情全盘弄糟了.

His paintings are contrived and formulaic.

他的绘画作品做作而又俗套。

The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.

这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏，堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。

The plot seems contrived.

情节看起来不真实。

She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening.

每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。

The book's happy ending seemed contrived.

这部书大团圆的结局读来让人感到不真实。

The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure.

他们惨淡经营的事业也以失败而告终.

He contrived to make matters worse.

他弄巧成拙.

He contrived a new machine for flying.

他设计了一种新式飞行器.

He contrived to make the matter worse.

他图谋使事情恶化.

"We're not that contrived. We're not that theatrical." — "That's a matter of opinion."

“我们没那么造作，也没那么夸张。”——“见仁见智喽。”

It mustn't sound like a contrived compliment.

它听起来不能像是虚情假意的恭维。

They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications.

他们精心策划故意遗失了数万份申请书。

The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.

这位发明家发明了一种具有较少运动部件的新型发动机.

All events , however small , are contrived by God, or else the Devil.

事无巨细都是上帝或魔鬼的旨意.