make do

DEAL WITHto manage with the things that you have, even though this is not really enough 凑合，将就

I hardly had any food in the house so I just had to make do.

家里几乎没有什么吃的东西，所以我只能凑合一下。

make do with/without

I usually make do with a cup of coffee for breakfast.

我通常早饭喝杯咖啡就算了。

For many people, make do and mend (=when someone manages with the things they have and does not buy anything new) was a harsh reality.

对许多人而言，不买新的物品而将就度日是残酷的现实。

Examples from the Corpus

make do and mend• But recent events have shown that they need to learn to make do and mend.• Yet the latest appointment is still a matter of make do and mend.

→ make do at make1(4)

词汇	make do
释义	make do make do DEAL WITHto manage with the things that you have, even though this is not really enough 凑合，将就 I hardly had any food in the house so I just had to make do. 家里几乎没有什么吃的东西，所以我只能凑合一下。 make do with/without I usually make do with a cup of coffee for breakfast. 我通常早饭喝杯咖啡就算了。 For many people, make do and mend (=when someone manages with the things they have and does not buy anything new) was a harsh reality. 对许多人而言，不买新的物品而将就度日是残酷的现实。 Examples from the Corpus make do and mend• But recent events have shown that they need to learn to make do and mend.• Yet the latest appointment is still a matter of make do and mend. → make do at make1(4)
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