extemporize
🇬🇧 UK/ikˈstempəraiz/🇺🇸 US/ik'stempәraiz/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To speak, perform, or act without prior preparation; to improvise.
即兴发挥,临时创作
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.extemporize a speech即兴演讲
- 2.extemporize on即兴讨论
Example Sentences
- 1.
The jazz musician began to extemporize over the bluesy chord progression.
- 2.
When the prepared speech was lost, he had to extemporize completely.