Vocabulary

makeshift

間(ま)に合(あ)わせの

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Adjective
Serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being.
一時(いちじ)的(てき)な代替(だいたい)として役(やく)に立(た)つ。とりあえず当座(とうざ)をしのげるもの。

Examples

  1. He prepared a makeshift window covering to replace the broken one.

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