| 单词 | jury-rigged |
| 释义 | jury-rigged (once / 144138 pages) adj Something that's jury-rigged is makeshift or thrown together from available parts. Kids love jury-rigged forts, made of blankets and chairs, even though they're not fancy. After a fender bender, you might keep your bumper from dragging on the ground with a jury-rigged solution involving duct tape and a bungee cord. Your brother's jury-rigged skateboard ramp might be less successful. Jury-rigged was originally a nautical term — a jury-rig was a backup mast that sailors would bring on long voyages in case the original mast was damaged. Using the word jury to mean "temporary" or "makeshift" might be rooted in the Latin adjutare, "to aid or help." WORD FAMILYjury-rigged USAGE EXAMPLESThey have jury-rigged refrigerators to blow up when militia fighters search houses. Washington Post(Aug 06, 2016) It is Europe’s jury-rigged solution to the crisis of refugees pressing westward from the Middle East. Washington Post(Jul 15, 2016) Mr. Quintero had jury-rigged a computer battery to charge the phones during the journey. New York Times(May 23, 2016) adj done or made using whatever is available the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear Syn improvised, makeshift impermanent, temporary not permanent; not lasting |
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