extemporize
英 [ɪk'stempəraɪz; ek-]
美[ɪk'stɛmpəraɪz]
- vi. 即兴演奏或演说；临时凑合
- vt. 即兴演奏或演说；当场作成
GRE
词态变化
第三人称单数: extemporizes;过去式: extemporized;过去分词: extemporized;现在分词: extemporizing;名词: extemporization;
英文词源
- extemporize (v.)
- 1640s (implied in extemporizing), "to speak ex tempore," from extempore + -ize. Related: Extemporized.
双语例句
- 1. He had to extemporize because he had forgotten to bring his notes.
- 他因为忘了带讲稿,只好即席发言.
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英英释意
- 1. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand;
- "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
- 2. perform without preparation;
- "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
实用场景例句
- He had to extemporize because he had forgotten to bring his notes.
- 他因为忘了带讲稿,只好即席发言.
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