| 释义 |
machinating, ppl. a.|ˈmækɪneɪtɪŋ|
[-ing2.]
That machinates or plots; given to plotting.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) III. 355 Willingness to think well of a spirit so inventive, and so machinating. 1754― Grandison (1781) V. xlii. 261 It was all open day, no dark machinating night, in the heart of the undissembling Olivia. 1900O. Onions Compl. Bachelor v. 57 The machinating married woman! No bachelor is safe with her. |
