makeshift
英 ['me?k??ft]
美['mek'??ft]
- n. 權(quán)宜之計(jì)；湊合；臨時(shí)措施；將就
- adj. 臨時(shí)的；權(quán)宜之計(jì)的；湊合的
CET6+TEM8GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
makeshift 權(quán)宜
比喻用法。
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(yǔ)例句
- 1. People are sprawled on makeshift beds in the cafeteria.
- 人們懶散地躺在食堂里搭起的臨時(shí)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(shí)的集體寢室里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
- 臨時(shí)用幾個(gè)墊子拼了一張床。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
- 遷就新聞界充其量只是個(gè)權(quán)宜之計(jì).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
- 坦克沖過臨時(shí)搭建的路障，所過之處留下了燃燒的車輛。
來自柯林斯例句