Improvise
[ 'ɪmprəvaɪz ]
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vt.& vi. 即兴创作;临时提供，临时凑成;
💡 词根助记
im(in-=not)+pro(before)+vise(see)→即席赋；即席演奏
📝 例句
As we've not got the proper materials, we'll just have to improvise.
我们没有弄到合适的材料, 只好临时凑合了.
When she crashed insteand of going off the mountain, they had to improvise.
当她撞了车而不是掉到山下去时，他们就只得即席表演了。
We leave the tent pole behind, so we have to improvise
我们忘了带帐篷支架,所以只好临时找别的东西凑合
If an actor forgets his words, he has to improvise.
演员要是忘记台词,那就只好即兴现编。
He improvised a bookcase out of crates.
他用板条箱临时做成书架。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ im-前缀“不、无”,provise-provide提供:不提供稿子→即席创作
※ im-前缀“不、无”,pro-前缀“前”,vise-词根“看”:不提前看稿子→即席创作
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-spect-表示“看”
常见的变体有-spic-、-spit-
📖 牛津释义
improvise
v[I, Tn]
1 compose or play (music), speak or act without previous preparation （即兴地或即席地）创作、 演奏、 讲话、 表演等
The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise (the accompaniment). 弹钢琴的人把乐谱忘了, 只好即兴伴奏.
an improvised speech 即席的演讲.
2 make (sth) from whatever is available, without preparation （临时就现有的条件）做（某事物）
As we've not got the proper materials, we'll just have to improvise. 我们没有弄到合适的材料, 只好临时凑合了.
a hastily improvised meal 匆匆拼凑的一顿饭.
🔁 扩展释义
*['imprәvaiz]vt. 即席创作, 临时做
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Excuse me, ma'am. Ticket, please.
对不起， 太太 ，车票请拿出来看一下。
Why didn't you call me?
为什么你不打电话给我？
A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
一群蜜蜂把发动机当作了蜂房，发动机在蜂蜡中被完整地保存了下来。