rig

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rig的基本意思是“裝,配備”,指爲某人或某物提供必要的東西,以使其功能進一步完善或使其更好地服務,特指給船裝配帆或給桅杆裝配索具。引申可指“欺詐”“操縱”等意思。
rig主要用作及物動詞,偶爾也用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,後接名詞或代詞作賓語。可用於被動結搆。
rig的過去式和過去分詞均爲rigged。

The servant stole the jewels but rigged the theft so that it seemed that a burglar had done it.
那僕人媮了寶石首飾,但預先做了手腳把竊案偽造成是由撬竊賊所爲。

(DISHONESTLY ARRANGE) to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed
(FIX IN PLACE) to fix a piece of equipment in place
(STRUCTURE) a large structure that is used for removing oil or gas from the ground or the bottom of the sea
(TRUCK) a truck consisting of two or more parts that bend where they are joined so that the vehicle can turn corners more easily

If someone rigs an election, a job appointment, or a game, they dishonestly arrange it to get the result they want or to give someone an unfair advantage.
to equip (a vessel, mast, etc) with (sails, rigging, etc)
A rig is a large structure that is used for looking for oil or gas and for taking it out of the ground or the sea bed.
A rig is a truck that is made in two or more sections which are jointed together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel
a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field