词汇 | ad-lib |
释义 | ad-libad-lib /ˌæd ˈlɪb/ verb (ad-libbed, ad-libbing) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PERFORM to say things that you have not prepared or planned when you are performing or giving a speech (在…中)即兴讲话 SYN improvise I never use a script; I just ad lib the whole programme. 我从来都不用节目稿,整个节目我都是即兴发挥。 —ad-lib noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus ad-lib• No one could remember the song very well, so we had to ad-lib.• The other actors were thrown into confusion when she started ad-libbing her final speech.• Betsy forgot her lines and had to ad-lib the rest of the scene. (1900-2000) ad lib “without any preparation” ((19-21 centuries)), from Modern Latin ad libitum “according to desire” |
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