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
近义词 wing

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英英释义


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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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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英文词源


extemporize (v.)
1640s (implied in extemporizing), "to speak ex tempore," from extempore + -ize. Related: Extemporized.

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;