contrivances

The plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable.

这项计划包含了太多不太可能实现的想法,无法令人信服.

They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances

他们衣着简朴，不使用那些现代的发明物。

It was always odious to her to have any small fears or contrivances about her actions.

她的行动哪怕有一丝一毫的顾虑和虚伪,都会引起她的反感.

BIOGRAPHIES can be wearisome contrivances , often too long and too detailed for their own good.

传记的编写常常让人感到无法卒读, 过于冗长,过于详尽.

They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.

他们衣着简朴，不使用那些现代的发明物。

I set about improvising some makeshift contrivances.

我开始凑合着做几件临时用用的装置。

The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.

这部电影被不实际的牵强情节给毁了。

In our dearth of ack-ack guns all sorts of contrivances were used.

在缺少高射炮的时候,我们利用了各种各样的巧妙方法.

Old Tom is full of contrivances.

老汤姆满脑子都是技巧.

Eustacia was nettled by her own contrivances.

游苔莎对于自己这种改装的办法,觉得烦恼起来.

Her accomplice suffered for his share in the escape, not-withstanding his timid contrivances.

她的同谋者,尽管想出了他那怯懦的策略,为了这件逃脱的事还是吃了苦头.