ill-conceived a. 构想拙劣的
ill-conceived[ adj ]
poorly conceived or thought out
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an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
- But Levine, who is also the Met's artistic director, has defended the conservative choice on grounds that the company needs a solid production it can live with well into the next century, not one that will seem dated or ill-conceived within a few years.
- They decided to establish a duty-free zone and offered tax incentives to attract industry. Nineteen years and millions of dollars later, the ill-conceived plan is finally being abandoned as Argentina embraces free trade.
- Given the devious ways and reactionary bent of many of these officials, who now stand to lose their jobs, an ill-conceived reform could backfire and perhaps spark social upheaval or even another coup.
- "It is ill-advised, ill-conceived and very imprudent," said Rev. Jaime Soto of the Orange County Coalition for Immigrant Rights. "It is really undue government interference into the affairs of voluntary agencies.
- And even some of the new ideas that looked most sensible and appealing on paper turned out to be ill-conceived.
- "It is no more than an ill-conceived attempt at destructive financial engineering," BAT Chairman Patrick Sheehy said in rejecting the offer.
- When traffic slowed because of the war and the recession, America West launched an ill-conceived promotion that let customers buy tickets for half-price.
- Unfortunately, the script betrays its idea and Mr. Pacino's performance with weak dialogue and ill-conceived scenes that either play too long or shouldn't have played at all.
- But as long as truckers are at the mercy of shippers, employers and ill-conceived regulations, the driving public will be the loser.
- For some in the defense industry, the lessons of ill-conceived diversification are captured in a McKinsey & Co. study prepared for General Dynamics Corp., which has sworn off commercial work entirely.
- The governor, who is a Democrat, said he has urged that this "ill-conceived idea" be reconsidered.
- But many oil traders say the real problem is that the Roefex was ill-conceived and poorly marketed.
- If the Philippine agrarian-reform program should turn out to be ill-conceived and ill-advised, the U.S. would not be obligated to provide any funding for it.
- When new names are required, he recommends they provide "genuine, favorable and recognizable meaning to the consumer." "Otherwise, ill-conceived name changes can destroy good will and obscure consumer recognition," Diefenbach said.
- For several months, Continental has been trying to leave behind problems stemming from labor-management disputes, an earlier Chapter 11 tenure and an ill-conceived acquisition program.