scheme
noun
verb
skiːm
noun
1
an
official
plan
that
is
intended
to
help
people
in
some
way,
for
example
by
providing
education
or
training
[英] 计划，规划，方案;
BrE AmE
The
money
will
be
used
for
teacher
training
schemes.
这笔钱将用于教师培训计划。
a
pension
scheme
养老金方案
[+
for
]
schemes
for
two
new
cross-city
lines
建两条新的跨城铁路的规划
scheme
to
do
sth
a
new
scheme
to
boost
exports
促进出口的新计划
pilot
scheme
(something
that
is
done
on
a
small
scale
in
order
to
see
if
it
is
successful
enough
to
be
done
on
a
larger
scale)
试验性计划
The
pilot
scheme
proved
to
be
a
great
success.
这个试点项目结果非常成功。
2
a
clever
plan,
especially
to
do
something
that
is
bad
or
illegal
–
used
in
order
to
show
disapproval
阴谋，诡计〔含贬义〕
a
get-rich-quick
scheme
快速致富的手段
scheme
to
do
sth
a
scheme
to
pass
false
cheques
开假支票的诡计
3
a
system
that
you
use
to
organize
information,
ideas
etc
〔用于组织资料等的〕系统，体系，组合
a
classification
scheme
分类系统
4
in the scheme of things
in
the
way
things
generally
happen,
or
are
organized
按事物的一般规律，在一般格局中
the
unimportance
of
man
in
the
whole
scheme
of
things
在整个格局中人的无关紧要
verb
5
to
secretly
make
clever
and
dishonest
plans
to
get
or
achieve
something
搞阴谋，密谋，策划
scheme
to
do
sth
She
schemed
to
kill
him
with
poison.
她密谋毒死他。
[+
against
]
He
became
aware
that
people
were
scheming
against
him
and
called
an
emergency
meeting.
他意识到有人在密谋反对他，就召开了一次紧急会议。
She’s
nothing
but
a
lying,
scheming
little
monster!
她就是个爱撒谎、爱算计的坏女人！