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improvise

🇬🇧 UK/'ɪmprəvaɪz/🇺🇸 US/'imprәvaiz/
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Definitions

v.

To create or perform something spontaneously without preparation; to make do with whatever is available.

即兴创作;临时凑合,随机应变

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
proforward, for, before
+
vissee, look
+
esuffix
=improvise

Common Collocations

  • 1.improvise a solution即兴想出解决方案
  • 2.forced to improvise被迫临时应变

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The musician had to improvise when she forgot the melody.

  • 2.

    When the plan fell through, the team had to improvise quickly.

  • 3.

    The chef learned to improvise with available ingredients.

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