extemporize

英 [ɪkˈstempəraɪz]

美 [ɪkˈstempəraɪz]

v.  即席发言; 即兴表演

现在分词：extemporizing　过去式：extemporized　第三人称单数：extemporizes　过去分词：extemporized　

GRE

牛津词典

verb

• 即席发言；即兴表演
  to speak or perform without preparing or practising

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 extemporise


• VERB 即席演说;即兴表演
  If youextemporize, you speak, act, or perform something immediately, without rehearsing or preparing it beforehand.
  1. He completely departed from the text and extemporized in a very energetic fashion.
     他完全脱稿，慷慨激昂地进行即席演说。

英英释义

verb

• perform without preparation
  1. he extemporized a speech at the wedding
  Synonym:improviseimprovizead-libextemporise
• manage in a makeshift way
  1. after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
  Synonym:improvise

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