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English translation for "makeshift"

[ 'meikʃift ] 
n. 将就,凑合,一时之计,权宜之计,临时手段 (use an empty box as a makeshift for a table 以空箱当饭桌凑合使用)。
2.adj. 暂时的,一时的。
Example Sentences:
1.The makeshift fare would have to sustain him through the night .
今天他就得靠这些七拼八凑的食物过夜了。
2.On a makeshift couch against one wall a girl lay stretched out .
靠在一面墙上的一张简陋睡椅上平躺着一个姑娘。
3.The peasant family is cramped tightly into a small makeshift shack in a favela, or squatter slum .
那个农民家庭却挤在贫民窟中一个临时凑合的小棚屋里。
4.We butted two boards for a makeshift bed
我们把两块木板拼接起来临时作床用。
5.Phil used a makeshift fishing pole and caught two fish
菲尔用代用的鱼杆钓到了两条鱼。
6.They performed on a makeshift stage of wood planks
他们在一个用木板搭的临时舞台上演出。
7.A crude or makeshift dwelling or shelter ; a shack
简陋小屋,茅屋粗糙的临时住房或隐蔽处;棚屋
8.Makeshift dwellings were thrown up almost overnight
几乎是一夜之间就匆匆搭起了一些临时住房。
9.Fellow initiates caring for a boy in a makeshift medical clinic
同修们在医疗站照顾一位男童。
10.We put together a makeshift tent
我们一起搭起了一个临时帐篷。
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