The contrived plot of the movie made it hard to enjoy.
电影的故事情节过于牵强，让人很难享受。
Her contrived smile didn't fool anyone.
她做作的微笑没有骗过任何人。
The contrived dialogue in the play felt unnatural.
剧中做作的对话感觉很不自然。
He made a contrived attempt to appear interested.
他做出一副做作的样子，试图显得感兴趣。
The contrived ending of the book was disappointing.
书的牵强结局让人失望。
She gave a contrived excuse for being late.
她为迟到编造了一个牵强的借口。
The contrived nature of their friendship was evident to everyone.
他们友谊的虚假性对每个人都很明显。
The contrived setup of the experiment led to skewed results.
实验的人为安排导致了扭曲的结果。
His contrived laughter sounded forced.
他做作的笑声听起来很勉强。
The contrived atmosphere at the party made her uncomfortable.
聚会上做作的氛围让她感到不舒服。
But the whole numbers thing, this 'utils' idea it does seem a little contrived.
但就整体而言，这个" 幸福效用" 的想法似乎有点儿做作。
来源: Economic Crash CourseBut I agree, it does feel a little contrived.
但是我同意， 这感觉有点牵强。
来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 CompilationHe certainly contrived to execute his commission with a curious felicity.
他肯定怀有一种奇妙的幸福感，极力完成他的使命。
来源: American Version Language Arts Volume 6A group of scientists contrived a new idea to deal with the experiment.
一群科学家想出了一个新主意来处理这个实验。
来源: IELTS Vocabulary: Category RecognitionHe contrived, however, to stop his horse just in season to prevent his being dashed against a loaded wagon.
但是他设法让马停下来，避免了撞上一辆满载货物的马车。
来源: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary SchoolsI can't conceive how he contrived to mismanage his affairs'.
我无法想象他是如何设法对自己的事务管理不善的。
来源: The South and the North (Part 2)Yet not one of the obstacles really existed--all were cleverly contrived deceptions.
然而，没有一个障碍是真实存在的——都是巧妙设计的骗局。
来源: The Wonderful Adventures of Oz: The Pumpkin ManIn retrospect, it seems a bit contrived.
回想起来 这事情也挺勉强。
来源: Gravity Falls Season 1" Through a secret passage which the rogues must have contrived to make quite recently" .
“通过流氓一定是最近想方设法制造的秘密通道”。
来源: The Mystery of 813 (Part 1)And there, if all goes well, it will stick—blocking the hole in a manner suitable to its rather contrived acronym.
在这里如果一切顺利的话，就像这个装置有点蹩脚的的英文首字母缩略语道出的，它就会像一个塞子一样堵住裂口。
来源: The Economist - TechnologyThe contrived plot of the movie made it hard to enjoy.
电影的故事情节过于牵强，让人很难享受。
Her contrived smile didn't fool anyone.
她做作的微笑没有骗过任何人。
The contrived dialogue in the play felt unnatural.
剧中做作的对话感觉很不自然。
He made a contrived attempt to appear interested.
他做出一副做作的样子，试图显得感兴趣。
The contrived ending of the book was disappointing.
书的牵强结局让人失望。
She gave a contrived excuse for being late.
她为迟到编造了一个牵强的借口。
The contrived nature of their friendship was evident to everyone.
他们友谊的虚假性对每个人都很明显。
The contrived setup of the experiment led to skewed results.
实验的人为安排导致了扭曲的结果。
His contrived laughter sounded forced.
他做作的笑声听起来很勉强。
The contrived atmosphere at the party made her uncomfortable.
聚会上做作的氛围让她感到不舒服。
But the whole numbers thing, this 'utils' idea it does seem a little contrived.
但就整体而言，这个" 幸福效用" 的想法似乎有点儿做作。
来源: Economic Crash CourseBut I agree, it does feel a little contrived.
但是我同意， 这感觉有点牵强。
来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 CompilationHe certainly contrived to execute his commission with a curious felicity.
他肯定怀有一种奇妙的幸福感，极力完成他的使命。
来源: American Version Language Arts Volume 6A group of scientists contrived a new idea to deal with the experiment.
一群科学家想出了一个新主意来处理这个实验。
来源: IELTS Vocabulary: Category RecognitionHe contrived, however, to stop his horse just in season to prevent his being dashed against a loaded wagon.
但是他设法让马停下来，避免了撞上一辆满载货物的马车。
来源: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary SchoolsI can't conceive how he contrived to mismanage his affairs'.
我无法想象他是如何设法对自己的事务管理不善的。
来源: The South and the North (Part 2)Yet not one of the obstacles really existed--all were cleverly contrived deceptions.
然而，没有一个障碍是真实存在的——都是巧妙设计的骗局。
来源: The Wonderful Adventures of Oz: The Pumpkin ManIn retrospect, it seems a bit contrived.
回想起来 这事情也挺勉强。
来源: Gravity Falls Season 1" Through a secret passage which the rogues must have contrived to make quite recently" .
“通过流氓一定是最近想方设法制造的秘密通道”。
来源: The Mystery of 813 (Part 1)And there, if all goes well, it will stick—blocking the hole in a manner suitable to its rather contrived acronym.
在这里如果一切顺利的话，就像这个装置有点蹩脚的的英文首字母缩略语道出的，它就会像一个塞子一样堵住裂口。
来源: The Economist - Technology探索常用高频词汇