improvise

verb

1. 临时拼凑；临时做
   to make or do sth using whatever is available, usually because you do not have what you really need
   1. There isn't much equipment. We're going to have to improvise.
      设备不多，我们只能将就着用。
   2. We improvised some shelves out of planks of wood and bricks.
      我们用木板和砖头临时搭了些架子。
2. 即兴创作（音乐、台词、演讲词等）
   to invent music, the words in a play, a statement, etc. while you are playing or speaking, instead of planning it in advance
   1. ‘It'll be ready some time next week, I expect,’ she said, improvising.
      “我估计下个星期内会准备好的。”她随口说道。
   2. He improvised on the melody.
      他即兴演奏了那首曲子。
   3. an improvised speech
      即席讲话

1. VERB 临时做;临时凑成
   If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance.
   1. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise...
      要做这个，你需要一口带蒸笼篦子的锅,如果没有,就用别的临时凑合一下。
   2. The vet had improvised a harness...
      兽医临时凑成了一副马具。
   3. ...an improvised stone shelter.
      一处临时搭起的石头庇护所
   4. ...tents improvised from sheets of heavy plastic draped over wooden poles.
      用厚塑料布遮在木头柱子上临时搭起的帐篷
2. VERB 即兴表演;即兴演奏;即兴创作
   When performers improvise, they invent music or words as they play, sing, or speak.
   1. I asked her what the piece was and she said, 'Oh, I'm just improvising'...
      我问她那一段是什么音乐,她说：“噢,我只是即兴弹的。”
   2. Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer...
      理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章,又即兴作了一段祈祷文。
   3. I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it.
      我认为说书人的艺术在于拿到故事后进行的即兴创作。
   4. ...improvised comedy.
      即兴表演的喜剧

1. They show no disposition to improvise or to take risks.
   他们不愿意临时凑合或冒险。
2. Sometimes I improvise and change the words because I forget them
   有时，我临场发挥改了词，因为我把原来的词给忘了。
3. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise
   要做这个，你需要一口带蒸笼篦子的锅，如果没有，就用别的临时凑合一下。
4. The vet had improvised a harness
   兽医临时凑成了一副马具。
5. I asked her what the piece was and she said, 'Oh, I'm just improvising'
   我问她那一段是什么音乐，她说：“噢，我只是即兴弹的。”
6. Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer
   理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章，又即兴作了一段祈祷文。
7. I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it.
   我认为说书人的艺术在于拿到故事后进行的即兴创作。
8. His grandfather noticed that he would often improvise melodies as he played with his toys.
   他的祖父注意到他在玩玩具时常常即兴哼出旋律来。
9. It is much easier to improvise a song than it is to improvise a symphony.
   即兴创作一支歌曲比即兴创作一部交响曲要简单得多。
10. I ran out of toilet paper and had to improvise.
    厕所没纸了，只能拿作业纸凑合着用了。
11. Man's got no shaving cream, he's got to improvise.
    男人没有剃须膏了，他得临时准备。
12. I just have to improvise.
    我只能即兴说了。
13. I forget to bring the words of my speech, so I just had to improvise.
    我忘了要带演讲稿，所以只得即兴创作。
14. I forgot the words of my speech, so I had to improvise.
    我忘了我的演讲词，所以我只得临时凑合。
15. In this book, we will start with swing, and learn how to improvise within a swing feel.
    这本教材将从摇摆节奏出发，并且从这些节奏中学习爵士即兴。
16. "Many times you have to improvise and use a torch or something like that," he says.
    “很多时候你不得不就地取材，使用火把或其它类似的东西，”他说。
17. Did the entertainer prepare his jokes before the program, or improvise them as he went along?
    表演娱乐节目的人是在节目前准备他的笑话呢，还是当他进行表演时才即兴发挥？
18. Here is a quick question for our members; how did you learn to improvise with a band?
    请问大家一个问题，你们是如何学习乐团中的拌奏呢？
19. When you cook, you can improvise with different ingredients.
    在做饭时，你可以用不同的配料来应变。
20. From here on, you two will have to improvise.
    从现在开始，你们两人随时都要做好准备了。
21. Don't you have the guts to improvise?
    为什么你没有临时抉择的勇气。
22. He was forced to improvise his art from the materials immediately at hand.
    他迫不得已利用近在手边的素材进行即兴的艺术创作。
23. And the lead singer can improvise a lot.
    领唱歌手也可以有很多即兴发挥。
24. The little girl dies in an American field hospital which had to improvise its paediatric equipment.
    小女孩死在美国的野战医院已经进行即兴的儿科设备。
25. We had to improvise as we went along.
    我们凑合着进行下去。
26. We left the tent poles behind, so we had to improvise.
    我们忘了带帐篷支架，所以只好临时找别的东西凑合。
27. Mine I must improvise to his because of his great size.
    我必须随机应变，拿我的计划来对付它的，因为它个儿这么大。
28. I hadn't prepared a speech so I suddenly had to improvise.
    我没有准备发言所以突然之间我只得即兴讲几句。
29. As we've not got the proper materials, we'll just have to improvise.
    我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。
30. I love to improvise and he loves to improvise, so it was just a jam session in Africa.
    我喜欢即兴表演，他也喜欢即兴表演，所以这就是一场在非洲进行的即兴排演。

verb

1. perform without preparation
   1. he extemporized a speech at the wedding

   Synonym:    improvizead-libextemporizeextemporise

2. manage in a makeshift way
   1. after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks

   Synonym:    extemporize