1 [U] the way in which sth is planned and made or arranged 设计;布局:
Design faults have been discovered in the car.那汽车被发现设计上有缺陷。
2 [U] the process and skill of making drawings that show how sth should be made, how it will work, etc 设计(术);绘图(术):
to study industrial design修读工业设计graphic design平面设计
3 [C] a design (for sth) a drawing or plan that shows how sth should be made, built, etc 图样;设计图:
The architect showed us her design for the new theatre.那位建筑师给我们看她设计的新剧院的图样。
4 [C] a pattern of lines, shapes, etc that decorate sth (作为装饰的)图案:
a T-shirt with a geometric design on it印有几何图案的T恤衫 [SYN] pattern 同义词为pattern
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/dɪˈzaɪn ||; dɪˈzaɪn/verb
1 [I,T] to plan and make a drawing of how sth will be made 设计,绘制(图样) [T]
to design cars/dresses/houses设计汽车╱服装╱房屋
2 [T] to invent, plan and develop sth for a particular purpose 构思;计划:
The bridge wasn't designed for such heavy traffic.这座桥在设计上并没有准备要承受这么大的交通流量。
design1/dIˋzaIn; dIˈzaIn/n 1 [C,U] the way that something is planned or made 设计﹐构思: We’ve made some changes to the computer's original design. 我们对这种电脑最初的设计作了一些改动。2 [C] a pattern used to decorate something 装饰图案: curtains with a floral design 有花卉图案的窗帘3 [C,U] a drawing that shows how something will be made or what it will look like, or the process of making one of these drawings 图样﹐设计图﹔设计(过程): The new plane is in its final design stage. 这种新飞机处于最后的设计阶段。+for the design for the new office building 新写字楼的设计图样GRAPHIC DESIGN, INTERIOR DESIGN
design2v [T] 1 to draw or plan something that you will make or build 设计: The palace was designed by an Italian architect. 这座宫殿是由一名意大利建筑师设计的。2 to make something for a particular purpose or person〔为某种目的或某人〕计划﹐设计: design sth to do sth These exercises are designed to strengthen muscles. 这些运动是为了增强肌肉力量而设计的。be designed for sb/sth a computer specifically designed for children 专为儿童设计的电脑
designdesigndesigns1nounpronunciationThe word design sounds like fine, because we don't say the letter g in this word.1a drawing that shows how to make something: Have you seen the designs for the new shopping centre?2a pattern of lines, shapes and colours on something: The wallpaper has a design of blue and green squares on it.designdesigndesignsdesigneddesigning2verb (designs, designing, designed)to draw a plan that shows how to make something: The building was designed by a German architect.