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ad-lib

释义

ad-lib

adjective, adverb

US /ˌæd ˈlɪb/

1
said without preparation
an ad-lib speech
We expected a prepared lecture but she did the whole thing ad-lib.
Synonyms and related words
Not planned
random
arbitrary
spontaneous

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ad-lib

noun countable

UK /ˌæd ˈlɪb/

Word Forms

singular	ad-lib
plural	ad-libs

1
something you say in a speech, play etc without preparing or writing it before you say it
one of his brilliant ad-libs
Synonyms and related words
Parts of films, stories and plays
act
action
ad-lib

ad-lib

noun countable

US /ˌæd ˈlɪb/

Word Forms

singular	ad-lib
plural	ad-libs

1
something you say in a speech, play, etc. without preparing or writing it before you say it
one of his brilliant ad-libs
Synonyms and related words
Parts of movies, stories and plays
act
action
ad-lib

ad-lib

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ˌæd ˈlɪb/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ad-lib
he/she/it	ad-libs
present participle	ad-libbing
past tense	ad-libbed
past participle	ad-libbed

1
to say something in a speech, play etc without preparing or writing it before you say it
I lost the notes for my talk and had to ad-lib.
Synonyms and related words
To act
act
ad-lib
co-star

ad-lib

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˌæd ˈlɪb/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ad-lib
he/she/it	ad-libs
present participle	ad-libbing
past tense	ad-libbed
past participle	ad-libbed

1
to say something in a speech, play, etc. without preparing or writing it before you say it
I lost the notes for my talk and had to ad-lib.
Synonyms and related words
To act
act
ad-lib
costar

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