Improvise
['ɪmprəvaɪz]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
編輯:帕梅拉--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. & n. Improvisate, speak extempore.
约翰校對
解釋/意思:
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.
伯娜丁整理
例句/造句/用法:
- I said: Come, now, George, don't improvise. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- We shall improvise something that will do as well. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- This improvised stove will burn without attention for twenty-four hours, and it is amazing what a great amount of heat is given off from so small a surface. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- The bridge over the Pamunkey had been burned by the enemy, but a new one was speedily improvised and the cavalry crossed over it. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- These improvised armies had in fact nothing to delay them. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He was experimenting in tunes to suit some words of his own, sometimes trying a ready-made melody, sometimes improvising. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
錄入:库尔特