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

• 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。
• 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。
• The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
  临时代用帐篷解决了他们的问题。
• 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。
• The gangs also provide a makeshift family.
  这些团伙还提供一种临时家庭。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So makeshift assistance should be enough for Greece, but that leaves Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland.
  因此，对希腊来说，临时援助应该足够了，但还有西班牙、意大利、葡萄牙和爱尔兰有待解决。
• 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。