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

• 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。
• The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
  临时代用帐篷解决了他们的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
  临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
• 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 made a makeshift table from boxes.
  他们用箱子搭了一张临时用方桌。
• 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。