Definition of jury-rigged in English:

jury-rigged

adjective

1(of a ship) having temporary makeshift rigging.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was still scarred after her encounters with icebergs so proper repairs to her jury-rigged jib boom were a top priority.
- He is closing on the last remaining competitor who, in panic, redoubles his efforts to coax his own damaged, worn out and jury-rigged boat faster, causing it to break up entirely and sink.
- Then, with a jury-rigged boat, she slowly made her way to the French owned Kerguelan Islands which were 1200 miles to the west and 2500 miles southwest of The Cape of Good Hope.
- Dwarfed by the boat's jury-rigged splashboard, Lee had pushed to a handy boat length lead at the finish and will qualify for the final.
Synonyms
temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short-term, working, makeshift, improvised, emergency, impromptu, rough and ready
1. 1.1North American Makeshift; improvised.
  jury-rigged classrooms in gymnasiums
  Example sentencesExamples
  Would you be smiling if you were riding in a jury-rigged truck that had an emergency evacuation button and a giant tank of highly flammable hydrogen fuel behind the seat?
  But problems like that can indicate a more serious one - that the database isn't answering the needs of the people it's supposed to serve without jury-rigged changes.
  But enough of this - even though I'm sitting here with a jury-rigged computer I'm about to get back into the swing of things.
  It would, however, be unjust to the victims of atrocity to let the perpetrators of the crimes against them go free on such a cynically jury-rigged technicality as ‘victor's justice.’
  As a domain of research, the de facto mental health system bristles with unsettled questions, conflicting interests, and jury-rigged resolutions.
  The machinery consists of jury-rigged turntables that mechanically drive drumsticks to beat against paint cans, gourds and other noise-making objects.
  Darwin understood that the most convincing evidence for evolution was in the imperfection of nature and the jury-rigged structure of adaptation.
  Reynolds, in particular, makes use of this jury-rigged stringer system to alert his readers to articles that would otherwise go unnoticed.
  I'm half-convinced that the Electricity Board sends people out to turn the power off when it rains, so that the jury-rigged electric boxes, with all their exposed wires, don't get flooded and begin to spark.
  You look at them anatomically, and they're a hodgepodge of little quirks and jury-rigged adaptations that work.
  In short, the vertebrate eye is a masterpiece not of design, but of jury-rigged compensations for a fundamentally defective architecture.
  At once monumental and fragile, it brought to mind the jury-rigged shacks constructed from cast-off materials found in every township or slum area.
  But no football club in the land can really be expected to survive long-term at a jury-rigged stadium with a couple of temporary stands squeezed into the corner and supporters separated from the action by the width of a running track.
  The mines were intended as anti-personnel devices, jury-rigged claymores.
  Synonyms
  impromptu, extempore, extemporary, extemporaneous, expedient, emergency, improvised, rough and ready, makeshift, make-do, cobbled together, thrown together

Origin

Late 18th century: jury perhaps based on Old French ajurie 'aid'.

Definition of jury-rigged in US English:

jury-rigged

adjectiveˈjo͝orēˌriɡd

1(of a ship) having temporary makeshift rigging.
Example sentencesExamples
- Then, with a jury-rigged boat, she slowly made her way to the French owned Kerguelan Islands which were 1200 miles to the west and 2500 miles southwest of The Cape of Good Hope.
- She was still scarred after her encounters with icebergs so proper repairs to her jury-rigged jib boom were a top priority.
- Dwarfed by the boat's jury-rigged splashboard, Lee had pushed to a handy boat length lead at the finish and will qualify for the final.
- He is closing on the last remaining competitor who, in panic, redoubles his efforts to coax his own damaged, worn out and jury-rigged boat faster, causing it to break up entirely and sink.
Synonyms
temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short-term, working, makeshift, improvised, emergency, impromptu, rough and ready
1. 1.1North American Makeshift; improvised.
  jury-rigged classrooms in gymnasiums
  Example sentencesExamples
  As a domain of research, the de facto mental health system bristles with unsettled questions, conflicting interests, and jury-rigged resolutions.
  Would you be smiling if you were riding in a jury-rigged truck that had an emergency evacuation button and a giant tank of highly flammable hydrogen fuel behind the seat?
  Darwin understood that the most convincing evidence for evolution was in the imperfection of nature and the jury-rigged structure of adaptation.
  The mines were intended as anti-personnel devices, jury-rigged claymores.
  It would, however, be unjust to the victims of atrocity to let the perpetrators of the crimes against them go free on such a cynically jury-rigged technicality as ‘victor's justice.’
  You look at them anatomically, and they're a hodgepodge of little quirks and jury-rigged adaptations that work.
  But problems like that can indicate a more serious one - that the database isn't answering the needs of the people it's supposed to serve without jury-rigged changes.
  But no football club in the land can really be expected to survive long-term at a jury-rigged stadium with a couple of temporary stands squeezed into the corner and supporters separated from the action by the width of a running track.
  I'm half-convinced that the Electricity Board sends people out to turn the power off when it rains, so that the jury-rigged electric boxes, with all their exposed wires, don't get flooded and begin to spark.
  But enough of this - even though I'm sitting here with a jury-rigged computer I'm about to get back into the swing of things.
  The machinery consists of jury-rigged turntables that mechanically drive drumsticks to beat against paint cans, gourds and other noise-making objects.
  In short, the vertebrate eye is a masterpiece not of design, but of jury-rigged compensations for a fundamentally defective architecture.
  Reynolds, in particular, makes use of this jury-rigged stringer system to alert his readers to articles that would otherwise go unnoticed.
  At once monumental and fragile, it brought to mind the jury-rigged shacks constructed from cast-off materials found in every township or slum area.
  Synonyms
  impromptu, extempore, extemporary, extemporaneous, expedient, emergency, improvised, rough and ready, makeshift, make-do, cobbled together, thrown together

Origin

Late 18th century: jury perhaps based on Old French ajurie ‘aid’.

单词	jury-rigged
释义	Definition of jury-rigged in English: jury-rigged adjective 1(of a ship) having temporary makeshift rigging. Example sentencesExamples She was still scarred after her encounters with icebergs so proper repairs to her jury-rigged jib boom were a top priority. He is closing on the last remaining competitor who, in panic, redoubles his efforts to coax his own damaged, worn out and jury-rigged boat faster, causing it to break up entirely and sink. Then, with a jury-rigged boat, she slowly made her way to the French owned Kerguelan Islands which were 1200 miles to the west and 2500 miles southwest of The Cape of Good Hope. Dwarfed by the boat's jury-rigged splashboard, Lee had pushed to a handy boat length lead at the finish and will qualify for the final. Synonyms temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short-term, working, makeshift, improvised, emergency, impromptu, rough and ready 1.1North American Makeshift; improvised. jury-rigged classrooms in gymnasiums Example sentencesExamples Would you be smiling if you were riding in a jury-rigged truck that had an emergency evacuation button and a giant tank of highly flammable hydrogen fuel behind the seat? But problems like that can indicate a more serious one - that the database isn't answering the needs of the people it's supposed to serve without jury-rigged changes. But enough of this - even though I'm sitting here with a jury-rigged computer I'm about to get back into the swing of things. It would, however, be unjust to the victims of atrocity to let the perpetrators of the crimes against them go free on such a cynically jury-rigged technicality as ‘victor's justice.’ As a domain of research, the de facto mental health system bristles with unsettled questions, conflicting interests, and jury-rigged resolutions. The machinery consists of jury-rigged turntables that mechanically drive drumsticks to beat against paint cans, gourds and other noise-making objects. Darwin understood that the most convincing evidence for evolution was in the imperfection of nature and the jury-rigged structure of adaptation. Reynolds, in particular, makes use of this jury-rigged stringer system to alert his readers to articles that would otherwise go unnoticed. I'm half-convinced that the Electricity Board sends people out to turn the power off when it rains, so that the jury-rigged electric boxes, with all their exposed wires, don't get flooded and begin to spark. You look at them anatomically, and they're a hodgepodge of little quirks and jury-rigged adaptations that work. In short, the vertebrate eye is a masterpiece not of design, but of jury-rigged compensations for a fundamentally defective architecture. At once monumental and fragile, it brought to mind the jury-rigged shacks constructed from cast-off materials found in every township or slum area. But no football club in the land can really be expected to survive long-term at a jury-rigged stadium with a couple of temporary stands squeezed into the corner and supporters separated from the action by the width of a running track. The mines were intended as anti-personnel devices, jury-rigged claymores. Synonyms impromptu, extempore, extemporary, extemporaneous, expedient, emergency, improvised, rough and ready, makeshift, make-do, cobbled together, thrown together Origin Late 18th century: jury perhaps based on Old French ajurie 'aid'. Definition of jury-rigged in US English: jury-rigged adjectiveˈjo͝orēˌriɡd 1(of a ship) having temporary makeshift rigging. Example sentencesExamples Then, with a jury-rigged boat, she slowly made her way to the French owned Kerguelan Islands which were 1200 miles to the west and 2500 miles southwest of The Cape of Good Hope. She was still scarred after her encounters with icebergs so proper repairs to her jury-rigged jib boom were a top priority. Dwarfed by the boat's jury-rigged splashboard, Lee had pushed to a handy boat length lead at the finish and will qualify for the final. He is closing on the last remaining competitor who, in panic, redoubles his efforts to coax his own damaged, worn out and jury-rigged boat faster, causing it to break up entirely and sink. Synonyms temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short-term, working, makeshift, improvised, emergency, impromptu, rough and ready 1.1North American Makeshift; improvised. jury-rigged classrooms in gymnasiums Example sentencesExamples As a domain of research, the de facto mental health system bristles with unsettled questions, conflicting interests, and jury-rigged resolutions. Would you be smiling if you were riding in a jury-rigged truck that had an emergency evacuation button and a giant tank of highly flammable hydrogen fuel behind the seat? Darwin understood that the most convincing evidence for evolution was in the imperfection of nature and the jury-rigged structure of adaptation. The mines were intended as anti-personnel devices, jury-rigged claymores. It would, however, be unjust to the victims of atrocity to let the perpetrators of the crimes against them go free on such a cynically jury-rigged technicality as ‘victor's justice.’ You look at them anatomically, and they're a hodgepodge of little quirks and jury-rigged adaptations that work. But problems like that can indicate a more serious one - that the database isn't answering the needs of the people it's supposed to serve without jury-rigged changes. But no football club in the land can really be expected to survive long-term at a jury-rigged stadium with a couple of temporary stands squeezed into the corner and supporters separated from the action by the width of a running track. I'm half-convinced that the Electricity Board sends people out to turn the power off when it rains, so that the jury-rigged electric boxes, with all their exposed wires, don't get flooded and begin to spark. But enough of this - even though I'm sitting here with a jury-rigged computer I'm about to get back into the swing of things. The machinery consists of jury-rigged turntables that mechanically drive drumsticks to beat against paint cans, gourds and other noise-making objects. In short, the vertebrate eye is a masterpiece not of design, but of jury-rigged compensations for a fundamentally defective architecture. Reynolds, in particular, makes use of this jury-rigged stringer system to alert his readers to articles that would otherwise go unnoticed. At once monumental and fragile, it brought to mind the jury-rigged shacks constructed from cast-off materials found in every township or slum area. Synonyms impromptu, extempore, extemporary, extemporaneous, expedient, emergency, improvised, rough and ready, makeshift, make-do, cobbled together, thrown together Origin Late 18th century: jury perhaps based on Old French ajurie ‘aid’.
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