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

• Phil used a makeshift fishing pole and caught two fish.
  菲尔用代用的鱼杆钓到了两条鱼。
• 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。
• 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。
• I will not use makeshift materials.
  我不会凑合使用的材料。
• 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。
• He and the other would-be residents take shifts guarding the area, sleeping in tents and in makeshift rooms.
  他和其他未来的住户轮流守卫这片区域，他们睡在帐篷和临时整理出的房间里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。