单词 | makeshift |
释义 | makeshift /mayk"shift'/, n. 1. a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted. adj. 2. Also, makeshifty. serving as, or of the nature of, a makeshift. [1555-65; n., adj. use of v. phrase make shift] Syn. 1. make-do, contrivance, jury-rig. 2. emergency, temporary, improvised, jury, ersatz. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。