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 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。
• Phil used a makeshift fishing pole and caught two fish.
  菲尔用代用的鱼杆钓到了两条鱼。
• 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。
• A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
  临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
• Parts of their makeshift raft and some of the their letters were found on nearby Angel Island.
  后来，他们做的橡皮筏的部分碎片和他们的一些信件在天使岛附近被人找到。
• 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。
• 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。
• He slept on the ground and sometimes on a makeshift bamboo bed.
  他大部分时间都睡在地上，有时睡在时搭建的竹床。
• 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。