English-Thai Dictionary

makeshift

ADJ ซึ่ง ทดแทน ชั่วคราว  สำหรับ ใช้ ชั่วคราว  ชั่วคราว  สำรอง  temporary substitute improvised permanent lasting sueng-tod-tean-chue-kao

 

makeshift

N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ ทดแทน ชั่วคราว  สิ่ง สำรอง  stopgap sing-ti-chai-tod-tean-chue-kao

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAKESHIFT

MAKESHIFT Make "shift `, n.

 

Defn: That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. James Mill. I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

makeshift

make shift |ˈmākˌSHift ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft | ▶adjective serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being: arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed. ▶noun a temporary substitute or device.

 

Oxford Dictionary

makeshift

make |shift |ˈmeɪkʃɪft | ▶adjective acting as an interim and temporary measure: arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed. ▶noun a temporary substitute or device.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

makeshift

makeshift adjective we stayed dry under some makeshift shelter: temporary, provisional, interim, stopgap, make-do, standby, rough and ready, improvised, ad hoc, extempore, jury-rigged, jerry-built, thrown together, cobbled together. ANTONYMS permanent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

makeshift

makeshift adjective a huge makeshift scaffold had been erected in front of the palace: temporary, make-do, provisional, stopgap, standby, rough and ready, substitute, emergency, improvised, ad hoc, impromptu, extemporary, extempore, thrown together, cobbled together; Nautical jury-rigged, jury; informal quick and dirty. ANTONYMS permanent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

makeshift

m á ke sh ì ft 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗間に合わせの, 代用の, その場しのぎの .