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).
雙語例句
1. People are sprawled on makeshift beds in the cafeteria.
人們懶散地躺在食堂里搭起的臨時床鋪上。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.
新來的難民被安置在臨時的集體寢室里。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
臨時用幾個墊子拼了一張床。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
遷就新聞界充其量只是個權宜之計.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.