- rig something
to arrange or influence something in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want synonym fix(以不正当的手段)操纵,控制 - rig something (with something)
to provide a ship or boat with ropes, sails, etc.; to fit the sails, etc. in position (给船只)装帆,提供索具 The ships were rigged with a single square sail. 船用单方帆操纵。 The sails were kept rigged, ready for action. 帆被保持索具,准备行动。
- rig something (up) (with something)
to fit equipment somewhere, sometimes secretly (秘密地)安装,装配 The lights had been rigged (up) but not yet tested. 灯已经装好了,但还没有经过测试。 The car had been rigged with about 300 pounds of explosive. 这辆汽车装有约300磅的炸药。 I was rigged up to a machine that monitored the baby’s heartbeat. 我被绑定到一台监测婴儿心跳的机器。
Word Originverb senses 2 to 3 late 15th cent. (in nautical use): perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare with Norwegian rigga ‘bind or wrap up’. The noun dates from the early 19th cent. verb sense 1 late 18th cent. (in the noun sense): of unknown origin.