makeshift

🇬🇧 UK/'meikʃift/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A temporary substitute used when the proper thing is unavailable

临时替代品,权宜之计

adj.

Serving as a temporary substitute; improvised and not ideal

临时凑合的,权宜的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
makeother
+
shiftother
=makeshift

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The makeshift shelter protected the refugees from the rain.

  • 2.

    He built a makeshift raft from available materials.

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