arrange
verb uk/əˈreɪndʒ/ us/əˈreɪndʒ/
(PLAN)
B1 [ I or T ]安排;准备;筹划
to plan, prepare for, or organize something
I'm trying to arrange my work so that I can have a couple of days off next week. 我正设法把工作安排好，以便下周能够休息两天。
The meeting has been arranged for Wednesday. 会议已经安排在了周三。
[ + to infinitive ] They arranged to have dinner the following month. 他们约在下个月共进晚餐。
I've already arranged with him to meet at the cinema. 我已和他约好了在电影院见面。
She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons. 她已经安排她儿子去上游泳课了。
[ + that ] I'd deliberately arranged that they should arrive at the same time. 我特意安排好让他们同时到达。
[ + question word ] We haven't yet arranged when to meet. 我们还没有约好什么时候会面。
- More examples
- My secretary will phone you to arrange a meeting.
- The company will arrange transport from the airport.
- I've specially arranged my trip so that I'll be home on Friday evening.
- We've arranged to stay overnight at my sister's house.
- They tried to arrange a ceremony with as little fuss as possible.
(PUT IN POSITION)
B2 [ T ]整理，使有条理；排列；布置
to put a group of objects in a particular order
She arranged her birthday cards along the shelf. 她把生日贺卡在架子上摆成一排。
Who arranged these flowers so beautifully? 这花插得真漂亮，谁的手艺？
His books are neatly arranged in alphabetical order. 他的书都按照字母顺序排得整整齐齐。
- More examples
- I'll have to do some thinking about how best to arrange the books.
- The desks were arranged in rows of ten.
- I've arranged the pictures of the animals alphabetically from aardvark to zebra.
- I've arranged the books alphabetically so don't muddle them up.
- We arranged the chairs in a semicircle.
(MUSIC)
[ T ]改编（乐曲）
to make changes to a piece of music so that it can be played in a different way, for example by a particular instrument
Beethoven's fifth symphony has been arranged for the piano. 贝多芬的第五交响乐被改编成了钢琴曲。