Improvise

['ɪmprəvaɪz]

解释:

(verb.) perform without preparation; 'he extemporized a speech at the wedding'.

(verb.) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; 'after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks'.

编辑:帕梅拉--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.

(v. t.) To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation.

(v. t.) To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.

(v. i.) To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.

整理:苏西

同义词及近义词：

v. a. & n. Improvisate, speak extempore.

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解释:

v.t. to compose and recite esp. in verse without preparation: to bring about on a sudden: to do anything off-hand.—ns. Improvisā′tion act of improvising: that which is improvised; Improvisā′tor Improvisatō′re (-rā) sometimes fem. Improvisā′trix Improvisatri′ce one who improvises: one who composes and recites verses without preparation:—pl. Improvisatō′ri (-rē).—adjs. Improvisatō′rial Improvis′atory.—n. Improvīs′er.—adj. Improvī′so not studied beforehand.

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