makeshift
英 ['meɪkʃɪft]
美 ['mek'ʃɪft]
- n. 權宜之計；湊合；臨時措施；將就
- adj. 臨時的；權宜之計的；湊合的
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. People are sprawled on makeshift beds in the cafeteria.
- 人們懶散地躺在食堂裏搭起的臨時床鋪上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.
- 新來的難民被安置在臨時的集體寢室裏。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
- 臨時用幾個墊子拚了一張床。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
- 遷就新聞界充其量隻是個權宜之計.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
- 坦克衝過臨時搭建的路障，所過之處留下了燃燒的車輛。
來自柯林斯例句