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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The soldiers Gathered branches and grasses for a makeshift camp.
  那些士兵收集树枝和草做一个临时帐篷。
• 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。
• Makeshift dwellings were thrown up almost overnight.
  几乎是一夜之间就匆匆搭起了一些临时住房。
• He said he'd seen several bodies and many wounded people at a makeshift hospital at a mosque.
  他表示，他在一个清真寺的临时医院中看到了几具尸体和许多伤员。
• They performed on a makeshift stage of wood planks.
  他们在一个用木板搭的临时舞台上演出。