rig
verb [usually passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rig | |
| he / she / it rigs | |
| past simple rigged | |
| past participle rigged | |
| -ing form rigging |
- rig something
to arrange or influence something in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want （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. 这些船装有一面方形帆。 The sails were kept rigged, ready for action. 船帆一直系着，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. 这辆汽车装有大约300磅的炸药。 I was rigged up to a machine that monitored the baby’s heartbeat. 我被装在一台监控婴儿心跳的机器上。
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.