1. knock off/knock up: to make
something quickly and without using much effort
備注：''knock
off/knock up''常用于非正式的場合。
例：
knock off/up something
She was always good on the sewing machine.
She could knock off an outfit in two hours. （她縫紉機用得非常熟練，兩小時內(nèi)就能趕出一套衣服。）
knock somebody up something（備注：''knock somebody up something''常用于英式英語中。）
I could knock you up a couple of poached
eggs. （我可以馬上給你煮兩個荷包蛋。）
Michael knocked up a shed in the back
garden. （邁克爾在后花園里草草地蓋了個小木屋。）
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2. throw together: to make something
quickly and not very carefully, especially because you are in a hurry
例：
throw together something
He had thrown together his costume somewhat
haphazardly. （他給自己胡亂趕制出了一套服裝。）
throw something together
We have 15 minutes to throw lunch together,
eat, and get changed. （我們有15分鐘，可以快快做個午飯，吃了然后趕緊換衣服。）
There's lots of food in the fridge - I'm
sure I can throw something together. （冰箱里有很多食材，我肯定能整點吃的出來。）
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3. rig up: to quickly make something
such as a piece of equipment that you only need for a short time, using various
materials that you have available
例：
rig up something
You don't have blinds or curtains so you'll
need to rig up something to shut out the sunlight. （你既沒有百葉窗也沒有窗簾，你得先弄點什么東西把窗戶遮住，別讓太陽照進來。）
rig something up
Can you rig a gate up to stop the dog
getting into my room?（你能不能先隨便做個門，別讓狗進我房間。）
There's a shower rigged up at the back of
the cabin. （小木屋后面有個簡易的洗澡間。）
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4. cobble together: to quickly and
roughly make something by hand, using a few simple materials
例：
cobble together something
She cobbled together a tent from a few pieces
of string and a sheet. （她用幾根繩子和一個床單支了個簡易帳篷。）
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5. run up: to quickly make a piece
of clothing or some curtains, especially using a sewing machine
備注：這里的''run
up''指“使用縫紉機趕制加工”，常用于英式英語中。
例：
There's a woman at the end of our street
who will run up some curtains for me. （街那頭住著個婦人，可以幫人趕制窗簾。）
"I like your dress." "Oh,
thank you. It's just something I ran up last night."（-我很喜歡你的裙子。 -呵呵，謝謝，我昨晚趕制的。）
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6. improvise: to make something
using whatever you have available, when you do not have the correct materials
例：
They had improvised an alarm, using string
and empty cans. （他們用繩子和空罐子做了個簡易的警鐘。）
There were no nappies, so we had to
improvise with what we could find. （沒有尿布，我們只好找點東西替代一下。）
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7. makeshift: made using any
materials or objects that are available at the time in order to be used only
for a short time
例：
Using an old tree-trunk as a makeshift
table, we ate our picnic. （我們用樹樁子當野餐桌。）
When we reached the river we found that the
makeshift bridge had been swept away. （我們到河邊才發(fā)現(xiàn)簡易橋已經(jīng)被沖毀了。）
They rigged up the canvas boat-cover as a
makeshift sail. （他們用帆布船罩做成了一個簡易的船帆。）
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