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improvise

/im-pruh-vahyz/US // ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz //UK // (ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz) //

即兴发挥,即兴,即兴演奏,凑合

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v.有主动词 verb
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    im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing.

    • : to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
    • : to compose, play, recite, or sing on the spur of the moment.
    • : to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available: We improvised a dinner from yesterday's leftovers.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing.

    • : to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously: When the actor forgot his lines he had to improvise.

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Examples

  • Whether you forget to pack your tent guy line, or you are improvising a tarp shelter from a scrap of parachute or sail cloth, this strong cord will help you build a dependable structure.

  • Both major parties had to improvise on the traditional convention playbook because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, holding nearly all-virtual gatherings instead.

  • They are do-it-yourself “hacks” improvised by ordinary folks using whatever materials they have on hand.

  • Our grand, improvised remote work experiment has taught us so much, there's simply no better time than now to adapt your business processes and culture to this new opportunity.

  • The Orioles’ strength and conditioning staff helped players construct improvised weight-training equipment for those with limited means or without access to gyms, he added.

  • But I will say the hardest to play for me—well, one of the easiest to improvise, but also the hardest character is Liz.

  • We had to improvise a little bit to make this position work, but it paid off in the end.

  • A shortage of pentobarbital has forced some states to improvise, often with gruesome consequences.

  • I heard writer Justin Lader wrote 50 pages of suggested script for The One I Love and let the actors improvise the rest.

  • The Click & Style is easy to talk about because I use it so much, so it was easy to improvise on set.

  • Hospital trains they could improvise out of what rolling stock remained to them.

  • Chopin at once went to the piano, and invited those present to give him a theme to improvise upon.

  • On catching him I found that he had somehow severed an artery in his tail, and I had to improvise a tourniquet to stop the flow.

  • Having shipped the last article, I returned into the brake, seeking something from which to improvise a paddle.

  • Britain, on the other hand, has had to improvise her war organisation since war has been actually forced on her.