英语词汇“ad lib”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

When you ad lib something, you make it up as you go along. You might attempt to ad lib your part in a play instead of memorizing your lines, with disastrous results.

Rap musicians sometimes ad lib, or freestyle, improvising their lyrics with no advance preparation. Improv comedy is all about the ability to ad lib lines based on what other performers are doing. The phrase ad lib is a shortened form of the Latin ad libitum, "at one's pleasure," or "as much as one likes," combining ad-, or "to," and libitum, "please" or "pleasure."

WORD FAMILY

ad lib

USAGE EXAMPLES

The Jets started the game with a field goal at the end of a 13-play drive, and the best was an ad lib.

Washington Times(Nov 06, 2016)

There are times when the play breaks down and instead of blowing the whistle, the coaches let Roethlisberger and the receivers ad lib.

Washington Times(Sep 21, 2016)

Ad Lib's performers are predictably enthusiastic about the City of Culture bid.

BBC(Aug 02, 2016)

adv without advance preparation

he spoke ad lib

Syn

ad libitum, impromptu, spontaneously

单词	ad lib
释义	ad lib (once / 37522 pages) adv When you ad lib something, you make it up as you go along. You might attempt to ad lib your part in a play instead of memorizing your lines, with disastrous results. Rap musicians sometimes ad lib, or freestyle, improvising their lyrics with no advance preparation. Improv comedy is all about the ability to ad lib lines based on what other performers are doing. The phrase ad lib is a shortened form of the Latin ad libitum, "at one's pleasure," or "as much as one likes," combining ad-, or "to," and libitum, "please" or "pleasure." WORD FAMILY ad lib USAGE EXAMPLES The Jets started the game with a field goal at the end of a 13-play drive, and the best was an ad lib. Washington Times(Nov 06, 2016) There are times when the play breaks down and instead of blowing the whistle, the coaches let Roethlisberger and the receivers ad lib. Washington Times(Sep 21, 2016) Ad Lib's performers are predictably enthusiastic about the City of Culture bid. BBC(Aug 02, 2016) adv without advance preparation he spoke ad lib Syn ad libitum, impromptu, spontaneously
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