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

• She says they live with family or friends or set up makeshift shelters.
  沙夫说，这些人跟家人或者朋友一起住，或者搭建简陋的临时住所。
• 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 makeshift tent answered their purpose.
  临时代用帐篷解决了他们的问题。
• The gangs also provide a makeshift family.
  这些团伙还提供一种临时家庭。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many are living in makeshift camps set up on sports pitches and in empty fields.
  许多人住在运动场和空领域的临时营地。