improvised

柯林斯詞典

improvise /??mpr??va?z/ (improvising,improvised,improvises)

• 1. V-T/V-I If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance. 臨時拼湊

  You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise. 你需要一口帶有蒸籠的鍋，如果沒有就臨時湊合一下。

  The vet had improvised a harness. 獸醫(yī)臨時湊成了一套馬具。

• 2. V-T/V-I When performers improvise, they invent music or words as they play, sing, or speak. 即興演奏; 即席演說

  I asked her what the piece was and she said, "Oh, I'm just improvising."

  我問她那首樂曲是什么，她說，“哦，我只是即興演奏?！?/p>

  Uncle Richard read a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer. 理查德叔叔吟誦了《圣經(jīng)》中的一個章節(jié)，然后即興說了一段禱告。

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