| 单词 | improvise |
| 释义 | improvise (ɪmprəvaɪz ) Word forms: improvises , improvising , improvised 1. verb If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise. [VERB] The vet had improvised a harness. [VERB noun] ...an improvised stone shelter. [VERB-ed] ...tents improvised from sheets of heavy plastic draped over wooden poles. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: devise, contrive, make do, concoct improvisation (ɪmprəvaɪzeɪʃən , US -vɪz- )Word forms: improvisations variable noun Funds were not abundant and clever improvisation was necessary. Synonyms: invention, spontaneity, ad-libbing, extemporizing 2. verb When performers improvise, they invent music or words as they play, sing, or speak. I asked her what the piece was and she said, 'Oh, I'm just improvising.' [VERB] Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer. [VERB noun] I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it. [VERB + on] ...improvised comedy. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: ad-lib, invent, vamp, busk improvisation variable noun ...an improvisation on 'Jingle Bells'. [+ on] Synonyms: ad-lib Collocations: improvise a scene In the show, tonight at 9.05pm, celebs have to improvise a scene they know nothing about. The Sun If the audience replied, the mayor, the performers would quickly improvise a scene about the mayor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not as if we're actors improvising a scene, she thought. Times, Sunday Times They improvised their scenes with local residents, who were not made aware that they were taking part in the production of a feature film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He quickly learned to improvise music appropriate to the acts and the silent movies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Grace improvises music, using all the buttons. Times, Sunday Times The group formed in 1971 and debuted with a concert of entirely improvised music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The magazine primarily focuses on contemporary musical genres such as jazz, improvised music, modern classical music, rock, noise, electronic music and world music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Praxis combined elements of different musical genres such as funk, jazz, hip-hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 临时拼凑 Japanese: 間に合わせで急場をしのぐ |
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