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

• Most of those who survived are living in makeshift tents and hastily-built government'barracks '.
  大部分幸存者则居住在临时支起的帐篷里和政府紧急搭建的“兵营”式的大棚中。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thousands have been compelled to flee the country in makeshift boats.
  数以千计的人被迫乘坐简易船只逃离了这个国家。
• 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。
• A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
  临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
• The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
  临时代用帐篷解决了他们的问题。
• 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。
• Phil used a makeshift fishing pole and caught two fish.
  菲尔用代用的鱼杆钓到了两条鱼。
• 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。