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
*design²
/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。