arrange

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they arrange
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he / she / it arranges
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past simple arranged
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past participle arranged
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-ing form arranging
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to plan or organize something in advance安排;筹备
    • arrange something The party was arranged quickly.聚会很快就安排好了。🔊🔊
    • Can I arrange an appointment for Monday?我可以安排星期一约见吗?🔊🔊
    • The meeting was provisionally arranged for 9 October. 会议临时安排在10月9日。
    • She arranged a loan with the bank.她和银行商定了一项贷款。🔊🔊
    • We met at six, as arranged.我们按时在六点钟碰面。🔊🔊
    • arrange how, where, etc… We've still got to arrange how to get to the airport.我们还得安排如何去机场。🔊🔊
    • arrange to do something Have you arranged to meet him?你安排好去见他了吗?🔊🔊
    • arrange that… I've arranged that we can borrow their car.我已经说好了,我们可以借用他们的车。🔊🔊
    • arrange for something to do something We arranged for a car to collect us from the airport.我们安排了一辆轿车到机场接我们。🔊🔊
    • arrange for something The president arranged for a meeting in his office.总统安排在他的办公室开会。
    • arrange with somebody (about something) I've arranged with the neighbours about feeding the cat while we are away.我们外出期间给猫喂食的事,我已和邻居安排妥了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • These matters are easy to arrange.这些事情好安排。
    • These things can be arranged with difficulty.这些事情安排起来有困难。
    • Todd will be able to arrange matters.托德会把事情安排好。
    • A news conference was hastily arranged.新闻发布会筹备得很仓促。
    • Accommodation can be arranged in advance.可以提前安排住宿。
    • You can arrange a convenient time with your tutor.您可以和您的导师安排方便的时间。
    • She arranged that we could stay at her brother's house.她安排我们可以留在她哥哥的房子里。
    • I'd be very grateful if you could arrange for this work to be carried out.如果你能够安排进行这项工作,我将会十分感激。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • easily
    • hastily
    • quickly
    verb + arrange
    • try to
    • be able to
    • can
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] arrange something to put something in a particular order; to make something neat or attractive整理;排列;布置
    • The books are arranged alphabetically by author.这些书是按作者姓名字母顺序排列的。🔊🔊
    • The photos are arranged in chronological order. 这些照片按时间顺序排列。
    • She arranged the flowers in a vase.她用花瓶把花插好。🔊🔊
    • The streets are arranged in a grid pattern.街道以网格状排列。
    • I must arrange my financial affairs and make a will.我必须把我的财务安排好,并立下遗嘱。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She arranged the chairs in neat rows.她把椅子整齐地排列成行。
    • She took the list of visitors' names and arranged them into groups of four.她拿了来访者的名单,把他们按 4 个人一组排列。
    • The clothes were arranged according to size.衣服按照大小排列。
    • Her red hair was carefully arranged and her face made up.她红色的头发精心梳理过,脸上也化了妆。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • neatly
    • perfectly
    preposition
    • in
    • into
    • according to
    phrases
    • arrange something in… order
    See full entry
  3. [transitive] arrange something (for something) to change a piece of music so that it is suitable for a particular instrument or voice谱写,改编(乐曲)
    • He arranged traditional folk songs for the piano.他把传统民歌改编成钢琴曲。🔊🔊
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arangier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + rangier ‘put in order’, from rang ‘rank’.