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单词 jury-rig
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jury-rig

[ joor-ee-rig ]
/ ˈdʒʊər iˌrɪg /

noun

Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc.
any makeshift arrangement of machinery or the like.

verb (used with object), ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging.

to assemble quickly or from whatever is at hand, especially for temporary use: to jury-rig stage lights using automobile headlights.
Nautical. to replace (a rudder, mast, etc.) with a jury-rig: We jury-rigged a fore-topmast after the storm had snapped ours off.
Also jer·ry-rig [jer-ee-rig] /ˈdʒɛr iˌrɪg/ .

Origin of jury-rig

First recorded in 1840–50; jury2 + rig

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jury-rig

jerry-built, jury-rigged

Words nearby jury-rig

jury, jury box, juryman, jury-packing, jury process, jury-rig, jury-rigged, jury room, jury wheel, jurywoman, jus
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for jury-rig

  • She's helpless; we're not, for we've got a jury-rig under the bows.

    "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
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