词汇：contrive

vt. 设计；发明；图谋

相关场景

The sheriff, a balding man named Owensby, had of course heard of Call and was eager to show him the prisoner. The jail had only three cells, and Blue Duck was in the middle one, which had no window. The others had been cleared, minor culprits having simply been turned loose in order to lessen the chances that Blue Duck might somehow contrive an escape.

警长，一个名叫欧文斯比的秃顶男人，当然听说过Call，并渴望向他展示囚犯。监狱只有三间牢房，蓝鸭在中间一间，没有窗户。其他人已经被清除，小罪犯只是被释放，以减少蓝鸭可能设法逃跑的机会。

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