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machination 音標拼音: [m ,ækən'eʃən] [m ,æʃən'eʃən] n. 陰謀,圖謀,策劃 陰謀,圖謀,策劃 machination n 1: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ( usually sinister) ends [ synonym: { intrigue}, { machination}] Machination \ Mach` i* na" tion\, n. [ L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.] 1. The act of machinating. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot. [ 1913 Webster] Devilish machinations come to naught. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] His ingenious machinations had failed. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 64 Moby Thesaurus words for " machination": artifice, behind- the- scenes influence, cabal, chicane, chicanery, collusion, complicity, complot, confederacy, connivance, connivery, conspiracy, contrivance, contriving, counterplot, covin, deep- laid plot, design, designing, devices, dodgery, engineering, expedients, finagling, finesse, foul play, frame- up, gambit, game, influence, intrigue, intriguing, little game, maneuvering, maneuvers, manipulating, manipulation, move, pettifoggery, pettifogging, plot, plotting, ploy, political influence, practice, rigging, ruse, scheme, schemery, scheming, sharp practice, skulduggery, sleight, stratagem, supercherie, tactical maneuvers, tactics, trick, trickery, underhand dealing, underplot, web of intrigue, wile, wire- pulling |
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