| 单词 | jury-rig |
| 释义 | jury-rig in American English ( ˈdʒuriˌrɪɡ) Word forms: verb -rigged, -rigging noun 1. Nautical a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc 2. any makeshift arrangement of machinery or the like transitive verb 3. to assemble quickly or from whatever is at hand, esp. for temporary use to jury-rig stage lights using automobile headlights 4. Nautical to replace (a rudder, mast, etc.) with a jury-rig We jury-rigged a fore-topmast after the storm had snapped ours off Word origin [1780–90] |
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