makeshift

英 ['meɪkʃɪft] 美 ['mek'ʃɪft]
  • n. 权宜之计;凑合;临时措施;将就
  • adj. 临时的;权宜之计的;凑合的

中文词源


makeshift 权宜

比喻用法。

英文词源


makeshift
makeshift: see shift
makeshift
also make-shift, 1560s, as a noun, "shifty person, rogue," from make (v.) + shift (v.). Adjectival sense of "substitute" is first recorded 1680s. Compare make-sport "a laughing stock" (1610s).

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。

来自《权威词典》

4. The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

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