design

noun

1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

e.g. he contributed to the design of a new instrument

Synonym: designing

2. a decorative or artistic work

e.g. the coach had a design on the doors

Synonym: patternfigure

3. a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

e.g. the design of a building

4. the creation of something in the mind

Synonym: inventioninnovationexcogitationconception

5. an arrangement scheme

e.g. the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult
it was an excellent design for living
a plan for seating guests

Synonym: plan

6. something intended as a guide for making something else

e.g. a blueprint for a house
a pattern for a skirt

Synonym: blueprintpattern

7. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

e.g. his intent was to provide a new translation
good intentions are not enough
it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
he made no secret of his designs

Synonym: purposeintentintentionaim

verb

1. intend or have as a purpose

e.g. She designed to go far in the world of business

2. plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

e.g. This room is not designed for work

3. conceive or fashion in the mind
invent

e.g. She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day

4. make or work out a plan for
devise

e.g. They contrived to murder their boss
design a new sales strategy
plan an attack

Synonym: planprojectcontrive

5. make a design of
plan out in systematic, often graphic form

e.g. design a better mousetrap
plan the new wing of the museum

Synonym: plan

6. create the design for
create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

e.g. Chanel designed the famous suit

7. create designs

e.g. Dupont designs for the house of Chanel

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...men wearing specially designed boots.
脚踏特制皮靴的男子

2. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 设计过程;设计艺术
Design is the process and art of planning and making detailed drawings of something.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Most mobile robots are still in the design stage...
大多数移动机器人仍处在设计阶段。

4. 设计（样式）
The design of something is the way in which it has been planned and made.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a new design of clock...
新款时钟

5. 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.

design

e.g. 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. 图案;花纹
A design is a pattern of lines, flowers, or shapes which is used to decorate something.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Many pictures have been based on simple geometric designs.
许多画都是基于简单的几何图案。

7. 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.

e.g. Is there some design in having him in the middle?...
让他呆在中间是不是有什么目的？
e.g. 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. 预定;指定
If something is designed for a particular purpose, it is intended for that purpose.

e.g. This project is designed to help landless people...
这一项目旨在帮助那些没有土地的人。
e.g. It's not designed for anyone under age eighteen.
它不是为18岁以下者设计的。

9. 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.

e.g. 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. 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.

design

e.g. His colonel had designs on his wife...
他的上校在打他妻子的主意。
e.g. 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。