makeshift
英 [ˈmeɪkʃɪft] 美 [ˈmekˌʃɪft]

n.

权宜之计；临时替代品；

adj.

临时的；权宜之计的；凑合的；

变形

复数：makeshifts

英英释义

makeshift[ 'meikʃift ]

• n.something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

  同义词：stopgapmake-do

• adj.done or made using whatever is available

  "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

  同义词：improvisedjury-rigged

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. We put together a makeshift tent.
   我们一起搭起了一个临时帐篷。
2. They made a makeshift table from boxes.
   他们把箱子做成一张临时用的桌子。
3. The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
   将就代用的帐篷解决了他们的问题。

用作名词(n.)

1. The dining couch was a makeshift, poor and patched but the best they had.
   吃饭的椅子是临时搭建的，又破又烂，但却是他们最好的椅子。

权威例句

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A makeshift mini-bottle: accurate small volume fluid or oral medication administration to infants.
Successful closure of coronary artery perforation using makeshift stent sandwich