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单词 ad-lib
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ad-lib

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad-libad-lib /ˌæd ˈlɪb/ verb (ad-libbed, ad-libbing)  [intransitive, transitive]PERFORM to say things that you have not prepared or planned when you are performing or giving a speech SYN improvise I never use a script; I just ad lib the whole programme.ad-lib noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusad-libNo 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.Origin ad-lib (1900-2000) ad lib without any preparation ((19-21 centuries)), from Modern Latin ad libitum according to desire
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