makeshift
UKmeikʃift
US'meık'ʃıft
معنی فارسی
چاره وسيله چاره موقتي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-shift´/n., adj.
● سردستی، موقتی، چارهی موقتی
a makeshift bridge
پل موقتی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'make' + 'shift', originally in the sense 'that with which one can make shift' in the 17th century.
مثال
- They found a makeshift solution to the problem.
- The refugees lived in makeshift shelters.
- She used a chair as a makeshift ladder.
ترکیبهای رایج
Makeshift camp Makeshift shelter Makeshift bed
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
- done or made using whatever is available “crossed the river on improvised bridges” “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear” “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
مترادفها
noun
Substitute, temporary expedient.