makeshift

US [ˈmeɪkˌʃift]
UK ['meɪkʃɪft]
  • n.权宜之计；临时替代品
  • adj.临时的；凑合的
  • Web临时代用的物品；权宜的；临时代用品
Plural Form：makeshifts  

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makeshift
adj.
1.
临时替代的；权宜的used temporarily for a particular purpose because the real thing is not available
A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。

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AllAll,权宜之计权宜之计,临时替代品临时替代品,临时的临时的,凑合的凑合的,临时代用的物品临时代用的物品,权宜的权宜的,临时代用品临时代用品
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1.
To her surprise, she found herself in a classroom that had been turned into a makeshift teahouse - complete with fancy tea sets.
她原以为要坐在课桌前死盯着黑板，后来却惊喜地发现，教室竟然被装饰成一个临时茶室，布满了精致茶具。
tā yuán yǐ wéi yào zuò zài kè zhuō qián sǐ dīng zhe hēi bǎn , hòu lái què jīng xǐ de fā xiàn , jiào shì jìng rán bèi zhuāng shì chéng yī gè lín shí chá shì , bù mǎn le jīng zhì chá jù 。
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2.
A makeshift scheme was put in place in May to help countries that cannot otherwise borrow at tolerable interest rates.
在5月份的时候欧元区出台过一根临时性的方案，用以帮助那些无法在能够承受的利率水平下借到款的国家。
zài wǔ yuè fèn de shí hou ōu yuán qū chū tái guò yī gēn lín shí xìng de fāng àn , yòng yǐ bāng zhù nà xiē wú fǎ zài néng gòu chéng shòu de lì lǜ shuǐ píng xià jiè dào kuǎn de guó jiā 。
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3.
Makeshift medical centers sprang up in an entertainment complex and a home improvement store.
临时医疗中心兴起，在原娱乐家装店。
lín shí yī liáo zhōng xīn xīng qǐ , zài yuán yú lè jiā zhuāng diàn 。
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4.
The soldier soldiers also find make shift have found a makeshift operating theater theatre used to perform surgery on wounded fighters.
士兵们还发现了一座给受伤士兵进行外科手术的临时手术台。
shì bīng men hái fā xiàn le yī zuò gěi shòu shāng shì bīng jìn xíng wài kē shǒu shù de lín shí shǒu shù tái 。
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5.
He dissolved the makeshift army and continued to serve as a kind of administrator for a short time, but he had never wanted to be a leader.
他解散这支拼凑起来的军队，并作为一个管理者工作了一段时间。但是，他从来不想做个领导人。
tā jiě sàn zhè zhī pīn còu qǐ lái de jūn duì , bìng zuò wéi yī gè guǎn lǐ zhě gōng zuò le yí duàn shí jiān 。 dàn shì , tā cóng lái bù xiǎng zuò gè lǐng dǎo rén 。
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6.
The makeshift settlements of Soweto show how much hard work is left to do.
索维托的暂时和解显示出有多少艰巨的工作还需要去做。
suǒ wéi tuō de zàn shí hé jiě xiǎn shì chū yǒu duō shao jiān jù de gōng zuò hái xū yào qù zuò 。
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7.
He knelt there, letting the drip slowly fill up his makeshift "cup, " as the sun beat down on his little back.
他跪在那儿，让水滴慢慢滴满他双手窝成的“杯子”，太阳火辣辣地照射在他小小的后背上。
tā guì zài nà er , ràng shuǐ dī màn màn dī mǎn tā shuāng shǒu wō chéng de " bēi zi " , tài yáng huǒ là là de zhào shè zài tā xiǎo xiǎo de hòu bèi shàng 。
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8.
He said he'd seen several bodies and many wounded people at a makeshift hospital at a mosque.
他说，他在一个清真寺的临时医院中看到了一些尸体和许多伤员。
tā shuō , tā zài yī gè qīng zhēn sì de lín shí yī yuàn zhōng kàn dào le yì xiē shī tǐ hé xǔ duō shāng yuán 。
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9.
A teenager was caught trying to rob a store with a banana - then ate the makeshift weapon to destroy the evidence.
一名青少年在试图以一根香蕉抢劫商店时被逮—然后他为了湮灭证据，吃了这个权宜武器。
yī míng qīng shào nián zài shì tú yǐ yī gēn xiāng jiāo qiǎng jié shāng diàn shí bèi dǎi — rán hòu tā wèi le yān miè zhèng jù , chī le zhè ge quán yí wǔ qì 。
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10.
This makeshift knife is simply a piece of metal sharpened with a sandstone, but it may turn out to be extremely.
虽然是用沙滩岩石磨尖铁块做成的简易小刀，但它非常有用。
suī rán shì yòng shā tān yán shí mó jiān tiě kuài zuò chéng de jiǎn yì xiǎo dāo , dàn tā fēi cháng yǒu yòng 。
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