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rig1 /rɪɡ/ verb (rigged, rigging) [transitive]  1  PPVCHEATto dishonestly arrange the result of an election or competition before it happens 操纵〔选举或比赛〕 SYN fix Some international observers have claimed the election was rigged. 一些国际观察员声称选举受到操纵。2  if people rig prices or rig financial markets, they unfairly agree with each other the prices that will be charged 操纵〔价格或金融市场〕 SYN fix, → cartel Two of the largest oil companies have been accused of rigging prices. 两大石油公司被指控操纵价格。 Some investors feel that the market is rigged. 一些投资者感觉市场被人操纵。3  TTWto put ropes, sails etc on a ship 给〔船只〕装帆[索具等] The ship was fully rigged and ready to sail. 船已装备就绪，等待起航。n Grammar Rig is usually passive in this meaning.4 rig somebody ↔ out phrasal verb British English informal DCCto dress someone in special or unusual clothes 给〔某人〕穿上特别[奇异]的衣服 young children who are rigged out in designer clothes 身穿名牌服饰的小孩5 rig something ↔ up phrasal verb informal TBCto make a piece of equipment, furniture etc quickly from objects that you find around you 〔就地取材〕仓促拼凑出，草草做成 We rigged up a simple shower at the back of the cabin. 我们在小木屋的后面凑合着搭了一个简易淋浴间。→ See Verb table

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rig• a fully-rigged vessel• Many Labour Party members believed that the ballot to elect a mayoral candidate was rigged.• Many of the game shows of the 1950s turned out to be rigged.• The senator resigned after accusations that the vote had been rigged.• They would never have got into power if the whole thing hadn't been rigged.• All major opposition parties boycotted local elections in November 1990 because they believed that the results would be rigged.• Exasperated, Emma went herself one evening to the spot where Collymore rigged his scales on the limb of a sea grape.• From what she could see, he was showing the children how to rig the boats.• Lou had a buzzer rigged up beside his bed so he could call his wife.• And see if you can rig up something forward-firing.• Attached to the sack was a length of pennant rigging, which he left adrift within reach of the opening chute.• The sail should be rigged with the minimum amount of mast showing at deck level.

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rig2 noun [countable]  1. TETPGa large structure that is used for getting oil from the ground under the sea 海上石油钻台，钻塔2  American English informalTTC a large truck 大型卡车 We drove the rig down to Baltimore. 我们开着大卡车朝着巴尔的摩驶去。3. TTWthe way in which a ship’s sails are arranged 船帆的装 配（方式）

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rig• The steady hum of the drilling rigs and the rough growls of heavy machinery moving on the road smear the coastal quiet.• A fractional rig is set on a Proctor spar with swept-back spreaders.• A market downturn in rig moves was more than compensated for by a significant increase in supporting offshore construction projects.• an offshore oil rig• Guerrillas had overrun the exploration camp and set the rig afire.From Longman Business Dictionaryrigrig1 /rɪg/ noun [countable]1MANUFACTURINGa large structure used to get oil from under the groundan offshore oil rigThe company owns and operates 13 drilling rigs in the Southwest USA.2TRANSPORTa large truckTruckers say the bigger rigs will reduce their costs by a third.rigrig2 verb (past tense and past participle rigged, present participle rigging) [transitive]1to arrange or influence a business deal or election in a dishonest way so you get the result you wantThere were claims that the election was rigged.2if companies, groups of investors etc rig prices or rig the market, they work together illegally or unfairly to influence prices, conditions etc to their advantageThe two companies were accused of rigging oil prices.Investors who believe that the market is rigged are likely to withhold their investment.→ See Verb tableOrigin rig1 1. (1700-1800) rig “trick” ((18-19 centuries)). 2. (1400-1500) Probably from a Scandinavian language

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rig¹ /rɪɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle rigged, present participle rigging) [transitive]1. to dishonestly arrange the result of an election or competition before it happens
   SYN  fix:
    Some international observers have claimed the election was rigged.
2. if people rig prices or rig financial markets, they unfairly agree with each other the prices that will be charged
   SYN  fix ⇨ cartel:
    Two of the largest oil companies have been accused of rigging prices.
    Some investors feel that the market is rigged.
3. [usually passive] to put ropes, sails etc on a ship:
    The ship was fully rigged and ready to sail.
     
rig somebody ↔ out phrasal verb British English informal
  to dress someone in special or unusual clothes:
    young children who are rigged out in designer clothes
rig something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
  to make a piece of equipment, furniture etc quickly from objects that you find around you:
    We rigged up a simple shower at the back of the cabin.

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rig² noun [countable]
1. a large structure that is used for getting oil from the ground under the sea
2. American English informal a large truck:
    We drove the rig down to Baltimore.
3. the way in which a ship’s sails are arranged