1.rig的基本意思是“装,配备”,指为某人或某物提供必要的东西,以使其功能进一步完善或使其更好地服务,特指给船装配帆或给桅杆装配索具。引申可指“欺诈”“操纵”等意思。
2.rig主要用作及物动词,偶尔也用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3.rig的过去式和过去分词均为rigged。

rig out(v.+adv.)
▲rig sb/oneself⇔out
1.〈非正〉装扮,打扮 dress sb in unusual clothes
He had rigged himself out like a Red Indian.他把自己打扮得像一个北美印第安人。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
People who came to the dancing party were rigged out as sailors, policemen, fairies, and strange creatures.人们装扮成水手、警察、仙女和奇怪的动物来参加舞会。
2.提供衣服 provide sb with clothes
She rigged the children out in new dresses.她给孩子们穿上新衣服。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He has been rigged out in a new uniform.他穿上新制服。

rig up(v.+adv.)
▲rig sth ⇔up
1.装配 fit up the rigging of sth
He had rigged up a listening device.他装配了一个监听装置。
He can rig up all sorts of useful gadgets if you ask him.如果你请求的话,他能装配各种小玩意。
They rigged the ship up efficiently.他们敏捷地装上了船上的索具。
Make sure you rig up the wires correctly.要确保把线装对。
2.拼凑 contrive
I am sure he has rigged something up for us.我想,他一定给我们凑出点什么啦。
3.临时搭起 make a (temporary) construction (from materials easily available)
See if you can rig up some sort of tripod so that we can hang the cooking pot over the fire.看看你能不能用现有材料支起个三脚架,这样我们就可以在火上挂上个锅。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
A makeshift bed was rigged up for the sick person.为病人临时搭了一张床。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The servant stole the jewels but rigged the theft so that it seemed that a burglar had done it.那仆人偷了宝石首饰,但预先做了手脚把窃案伪造成是由撬窃贼所为。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The elections must cease to be rigged.选举必须不再受到操纵。

rig还可用作名词,意思是“钻探设备, 钻探平台, 钻塔”。