as a result of a plan; intentionally
有計(jì)劃地；有意地
I became a presenter by default rather than by design.
我成為主持人是因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)我未考慮其他選擇就接受了，并非我刻意要求得此職。
aim to obtain (something desired), typically in an underhand way
（多指以不正當(dāng)手段）圖謀獲得，對(duì)…有企圖；覬覦
he suspected her of having designs on the family fortune.
他懷疑她在對(duì)這筆家產(chǎn)打主意。