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BNC: 11786 COCA: 8767

makeshift

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makeshift /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ adjective
makeshift
/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
adjective
Learner's definition of MAKESHIFT
: used as a usually rough and temporary replacement for something临时替代的;权宜的
BNC: 11786 COCA: 8767

makeshift

noun

make·​shift ˈmāk-ˌshift How to pronounce makeshift (audio)
: a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
makeshift adjective

Synonyms

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resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap mean something one turns to in the absence of the usual means or source of supply.

resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon.

exhausted all of their resources
a last resort

expedient may apply to any device or contrivance used when the usual one is not at hand or not possible.

a flimsy expedient

shift implies a tentative or temporary imperfect expedient.

desperate shifts to stave off foreclosure

makeshift implies an inferior expedient adopted because of urgent need or allowed through indifference.

old equipment employed as a makeshift

stopgap applies to something used temporarily as an emergency measure.

a new law intended only as a stopgap

Example Sentences

when his belt broke, he was forced to use string as a makeshift

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of makeshift was in 1766
BNC: 11786 COCA: 8767

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