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