makeshift

英 [ˈmeɪkʃɪft]

美 [ˈmeɪkʃɪft]

adj.  临时替代的; 权宜的
n.  权宜之计; 临时替代品

复数：makeshifts　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11786 / COCA.8767

牛津词典

adj.

• 临时替代的；权宜的
  used temporarily for a particular purpose because the real thing is not available
  1. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
     临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 权宜的;临时凑合的
  Makeshiftthings are temporary and usually of poor quality, but they are used because there is nothing better available.
  1. ...the cardboard boxes and makeshift shelters of the homeless.
     无家可归者的纸箱与临时的栖身处
  2. ...a makeshift coffee table.
     临时代用咖啡桌

英英释义

noun

• something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
  Synonym:stopgapmake-do

adj

• done or made using whatever is available
  1. crossed the river on improvised bridges
  2. the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
  3. the rock served as a makeshift hammer
  Synonym:improvisedjury-rigged

双语例句

• Thousands have been compelled to flee the country in makeshift boats.
  数以千计的人被迫乘坐简易船只逃离了这个国家。
• They made a makeshift table from boxes.
  他们用箱子搭了一张临时用方桌。
• Migration generated slums along the stream in shabby makeshift houses.
  移民形成的贫民区沿河搭建起了许多简陋的临时房屋。
• This is just a makeshift plan for the moment; we may work out a better one.
  这只是个临时计划，我们可能还会制订更好的。
• They also played a game of soccer with a makeshift soccer ball.
  他们还找了个临时的足球踢了场比赛。
• A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
  临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
• The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
  临时代用帐篷解决了他们的问题。
• I will not use makeshift materials.
  我不会凑合使用的材料。
• Is scaffold free of makeshift devices or ladders to increase height?
  脚手架无用来增加高度的临时装置或梯子吗？
• We put together a makeshift tent.
  我们一起搭起了一个临时帐篷。