also make-shift, 1560s, as a noun, "shifty person, rogue," from make (v.) + shift (v.). Adjectival sense of "substitute" is first recorded 1680s. Compare make-sport "a laughing stock" (1610s).
双语例句
1. People are sprawled on makeshift beds in the cafeteria.
人们懒散地躺在食堂里搭起的临时床铺上。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.
新来的难民被安置在临时的集体寝室里。
来自柯林斯例句
3. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
来自《权威词典》
4. The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
