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extemporize

🇬🇧 UK/ikˈstempəraiz/🇺🇸 US/ik'stempәraiz/
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Definitions

v.

To speak, perform, or act without prior preparation; to improvise.

即兴发挥,临时创作

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
temportime, occasion, opportunity
+
izeto make, to become
=extemporize

Common 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.

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