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impromptu

/im-promp-too, -tyoo/US // ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tyu //UK // (ɪmˈprɒmptjuː) //

即兴的,即兴,即兴发挥,即兴演奏

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
    • : suddenly or hastily prepared, made, etc.: an impromptu dinner.
    • : improvised; having the character of an improvisation.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : without preparation: verses written impromptu.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something impromptu; an impromptu speech, musical composition, performance, etc.
    • : a character piece for piano common in the 19th century and having, despite its title, a clear-cut form.

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Examples

  • Choice’s posed portraits are complemented by a quartet of impromptu shots of protesters at odds with police officers.

  • On Tuesday, the school added an impromptu online class for students interested in the topic, covering hedge fund mechanics and what a short squeeze is.

  • There are no impromptu lunch outings when people work from home.

  • The Locksleys and Diggs heard nothing through their impromptu workout, so Diggs headed home.

  • As they’re lighter than others, it’s easier to pull them out when there’s an impromptu mess to be cleared up.

  • One guy hams it up as Juliet, blonde wig and all, as a crowd gathers, delighted by the impromptu performance.

  • The funk legend treats unsuspecting concertgoers to an impromptu show.

  • On Tuesday, Logan pointed to a stained spot of concrete near two dumpsters where he gave Poindexter impromptu last rites.

  • Johnson gave an impromptu press conference during Hamer's speech, interrupting her televised testimony.

  • Kanye repeatedly stopped songs halfway through the opening hook to deliver speeches and start impromptu chants.

  • Gradually and imperceptibly the interlude melted into the soft opening minor chords of the Chopin Impromptu.

  • At one end, and acting as interlocutor for this impromptu minstrel show, - 50 -presides one of the best fellows in the world.

  • Hadria was playing some joyous impromptu, which seemed to express the very spirit of Freedom herself.

  • The impromptu Bombastes excited universal applause, and just at the end Wright ran in through the lavatory.

  • When we tired of sitting on deck we went down into the dining salon and slept on benches in impromptu manner.