improvise

[US]/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/
[UK]/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. 臨時製作, 臨時奏成
Word Forms
第三人稱單數improvises
過去式improvised
現在分詞improvising
過去分詞improvised
複數improvises

Example Sentences

improvise a new verse

臨時作一首新 詞

improvised a dinner for the unexpected guests; improvise a makeshift tourniquet.

爲不速之客準備晚餐;提供備用的止血帶

the ability to improvise operatic arias in any given style.

即席創作任一風格歌劇詠歎調的能力。

The church organist may improvise on a ground bass.

教堂風琴手可能以基礎低音即興演奏。

I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress.

我穿上一件藍色舊衣服,給自己奏合了一身裝束。

his stand-up routine depends on improvised observations.

站在觀衆面前表演的固定節目取決於他會臨場即興發揮。

We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles.

我們用兩條毛毯和幾根長竿搭成一個臨時帳蓬。

He improvised a song about the football team’s victory.

他即席創作了一首足球隊勝利之歌。

He was a composer of songs and a wonderful conductor, a man who could improvise lines on the moment.

他是一些歌曲的作者和一位出色的指揮者, 也是一位能即興作詩的人。

asked an unpremeditated question. Something that isad-lib is spontaneous and improvised and therefore not part of a prepared script or score:

隨口提出一個問題。 ad-lib 的事物是自發產生的和即興而作的, 因而不是預先準備的手稿或記錄的部分:

Real-world Examples

Lovely. Not only is my plan screwed up, I also forgot how to improvise.

這下好了,不但我的計劃被搞砸了,關於即興表演的記憶也全沒了。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

It's all improvised. It's very funny.

都是即興創作 樂趣無窮。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

The actors improvised a scene based on an audience suggestion.

演員們根據觀衆的建議即興創作了一個場景。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

During classes he would often improvise, leaving his classmates and teachers in fits of laughter.

在課堂上,他經常即興創作,給同學和老師帶來了許多歡笑。

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

We can change it. We can...we can improvise.

我們可以改,我們可以… … 我們可以隨機應變。

Source: Our Day Season 2

I didn't think this unusual. Improvising was routine for me.

我不認爲這有什麼特別的。我習慣了隨機應變。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

All right, then, we need to improvise.

即興發揮。

Source: English little tyrant

I improvised like you wanted without my map.

我沒按照自己的地圖,去了你想讓我去的地方。

Source: Our Day Season 2

So Johnson and his family improvised.

所以約翰遜和他的家人即興發揮。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Finding those is hard-like composing music, or improvising jazz.

寫出這樣的句子就如同作曲或即興爵士樂一樣難。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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