arrange [ə'reɪndʒ] verb PLAN 计划 ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive ■to plan or prepare for; to organize 安排;准备;筹划•I'm trying to arrange my work so that I can have a couple of days off next week.我正设法把工作安排好,以便下周能够休息一两天。 •The meeting has been arranged for Wednesday.会议已经安排在周三了。 •[+ to infinitive] They arranged to have dinner the following month.他们约好在下个月共进晚餐。 •I've already arranged with him to meet at the cinema.我已和他约好了在电影院见面。 •She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.她已经安排她儿子去上游泳课了。 •[+ that] I'd deliberately arranged that they should arrive at the same time.我特意安排好让他们同时到达。 •[+ question word] We haven't yet arranged wh en to meet.我们还没有约好甚么时候会面。 [ə'reɪndʒ] verb PUT IN POSITION 放在适当的位置 ADVANCED transitive ■to put something in a particular order 整理,使有条理;排列;布置•She arranged her birthday cards along the shelf.她把生日卡在架子上摆成一排。 •Who arranged these flowers so beautifully?这些花插得真漂亮,谁的手艺? •His books are neatly arranged in alphabetical order.他的书都按照字母顺序排列得整整齐齐。 [ə'reɪndʒ] verb MUSIC 音乐 transitive ■to change a piece of music so that it can be played in a different way, for example by a particular instrument 改编(乐曲)•Beethoven's fifth symphony has been arranged for the piano.贝多芬的第五号交响曲被改编成了钢琴曲。 |