machinations

英 [ˌmækɪˈneɪʃənz]

美 [ˌmækəˈneɪʃənz]

n.  (尤指夺权的)阴谋，诡计，奸计

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 阴谋;诡计;奸计
  You usemachinationsto describe secret and complicated plans, especially to gain power.
  1. ...the political machinations that brought him to power.
     将他推上权力宝座的政治阴谋
  2. ...the machinations of the currency speculators.
     货币套利者的阴谋诡计

双语例句

• It has become axiomatic that central banks should be independent entities, insulated from the grubby machinations of politicians.
  央行应当成为不受政客肮脏阴谋影响的独立实体，这一点已成为不言自明的公理。
• The South Sea Bubble was the result of ruinous machinations by Britain's lord treasurer, Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, who was looking to fund the national debt.
  南海泡沫的起因是英国时任财政大臣罗伯特•哈利（RobertHarley）伯爵希望为国债融资而制造的毁灭性阴谋。
• Despite a commitment to more open government, the public are still being kept in the dark about the inner machinations of the cabinet.
  尽管有政府事务公开化的承诺，公众对内阁内的勾心斗角仍一无所知。
• Despite all their machinations, they didn't inherit a single penny.
  尽管他们施尽了阴谋诡计，他们也没继承到一个子。
• In February, it was ordered out of Kyrgyzstan after Russian machinations, though that decision has been reversed for now.
  在俄罗斯的策划下，今年2月吉尔吉斯斯坦也向美军下达了驱逐令，不过这一决定暂时已被推翻。
• To understand the machinations of love.
  会理解爱的小花招。
• Unification of aim: survival and avoidance of the destruction hanging over your heads as a consequence of the machinations of psychopathy.
  统一的目标：精神变态者的企图导致幸存和避免毁灭在你们的头脑中盘旋。
• Please check back in the future for a full disclosure of her Flash Mob machinations.
  请为她的闪光乌合之众阴谋的完整的披露在未来回来。
• Zend Studio acts as your control panel, displaying information about the inner machinations of the engine.
  ZendStudio作为控制面板，显示关于引擎内部机制的信息。
• After a convoluted series of legal machinations, Nintendo successfully negotiated with the Soviets and emerged with the worldwide rights to create handheld and console versions of the game.
  经过一系列法律上错综复杂的勾心斗角，任天堂成功地与苏联人达成协议，获得了在全球发行该游戏掌上机和游戏机版本的权利。