makeshift
英 [ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft]
美 [ˈmeɪk.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
将“make”想象成一个人手忙脚乱地制造(制造着某物),而“shift”是快速变换的动作,合起来可以记忆为一个人在匆忙中临时替换或调整,形成了“临时的”或“权宜之计”的意思。
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- makeshift
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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).
- 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。