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 Englishmakeother
+
shiftother
=makeshift
Example Sentences
- 1.
The makeshift shelter protected the refugees from the rain.
- 2.
He built a makeshift raft from available materials.