makeshift
adjective /ˈmeɪkʃɪft/
/ˈmeɪkʃɪft/
[usually before noun]- used temporarily for a particular purpose because the real thing is not available
synonym provisional, improvised临时替代的;权宜的 - A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。 - The hall had been turned into a makeshift hospital.
大厅已经变成了一个临时医院。
Collocations DictionaryMakeshift is used with these nouns:- altar
- bandage
- barricade
- …
- A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.