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makeshift

英 ['meɪkʃɪft] 美 ['mek'ʃɪft]

解释

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

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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).

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例句和用法

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。

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。

3. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.: 临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。

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.

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。