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

• The gangs also provide a makeshift family.
  这些团伙还提供一种临时家庭。
• The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.
  新来的难民被安置在临时的集体寝室里。
• People are sprawled on makeshift beds in the cafeteria
  人们懒散地躺在食堂里搭起的临时床铺上。
• 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？
• The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
  坦克冲过临时搭建的路障，所过之处留下了燃烧的车辆。
• We put together a makeshift tent.
  我们一起搭起了一个临时帐篷。
• She says they live with family or friends or set up makeshift shelters.
  沙夫说，这些人跟家人或者朋友一起住，或者搭建简陋的临时住所。
• Many are living in makeshift camps set up on sports pitches and in empty fields.
  许多人住在运动场和空领域的临时营地。
• This lets you climb up any building by creating a makeshift ladder.
  这样你就能通过这个梯子的替代物来爬上任意一个建筑。
• They made a makeshift table from boxes.
  他们用箱子搭了一张临时用方桌。