(1) 1)整理，排列，布置(act of placing or being placed in proper or pleasing order)[U]：The～of the furniture in this room took a long time.在这间屋里摆设家具花了很长时间。the alphabetical～of words 单词按字母顺序的排列;do the～of goods in the shop window布置商店橱窗内的商品;leave the～of the files/the table/the flowers to sb 把整理文件/整理桌子/插花的事留给某人;be good at flower～擅长插花;Flower～can be an art.插花可以是一门艺术。〖同〗grouping，ordering，organization;〖反〗disorganization;2)整理(排列)(好的东西)(result of being arranged;sth that has been placed in order)[C]：I like the～of the furniture in this room.我喜欢这房间里家具的摆放。make five～s of the letters 将这些字母做五种排列;an～of books in the window 橱窗里陈列的书;seating～s 座次排列;a beautiful floral/flower～漂亮的插花;Her flower～won the first prize at the flower show.她的插花作品在花展上获得了一等奖。

(2)安排，准备(plans or preparations)[C，通常pl][N(about/for)]：make～s for a conference/a truce/a vocation/an early departure 安排召开一个会议/停战/过假期/早出发;make one's own～for lunch/accommodation 安排自己的午饭/住宿;make the necessary～s做必要的安排;make the funeral/wedding/travel/sleeping/eating～s安排葬礼/婚礼/旅行/睡觉/吃饭;make～s to get there on time/to take sb to Paris/for sb to be met at the airport 做好安排以准时到达那里/安排带某人去巴黎/安排去机场接某人;make～s for getting there on time/meeting sb 安排准时到那里/见某人;The～was satisfactory/ideal.这安排令人满意/完美。〖同〗plans，preparations;

(3)商议(妥)(agreement about sth;settlement)[U，C][N(with)+to-inf，N(with)(about/over)]：have an～with a bank to cash cheques somewhere 与银行谈妥在某处兑支票;They made an～to meet in the morning/to rent the property.他们谈妥了在上午见面/租用那些房产。come to an～with the manager over the price 与经理谈妥价格;come to some～about sharing expenses 谈妥分摊费用;My～with the company was that they should pay me in advance.我与公司谈妥他们提前付给我报酬。〖同〗agreement，settlement;

(4) 1)乐曲的改写(编)(settling out of a piece of music for a particular instrument，voice，etc)[U]：the～of an old piece of music for the piano 把一首古曲改写为钢琴曲;2)改写的曲子(the result of this)[C]：a jazz～of a Bach fugue 由一首巴赫的赋格曲改写的爵士乐曲;a new～of a popular dance song 由一首流行舞曲改写的新曲;a beautiful～of that tune 由那首曲子改编的美妙乐曲;play a special～of “Silent Night” 演奏由《平安夜》改写的特别曲子;an～by the musician himself 该音乐家自己改写的曲子;

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