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。
• We put together a makeshift tent.
  我们一起搭起了一个临时帐篷。
• The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
  坦克冲过临时搭建的路障，所过之处留下了燃烧的车辆。
• They have been given shelter at government houses, makeshift tents and places of worship nearby.
  他们已经在政府房屋，临时帐篷和附近的神龛中获得了庇护。
• When I walked into his makeshift office I'd never seen him so angry.
  当我走进他的临时办公室时我从没见过他如此的气愤。
• 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。
• 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。
• The gangs also provide a makeshift family.
  这些团伙还提供一种临时家庭。
• 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。
• 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。