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adlib

adlib

[ædˈlib] 生词本

v.

  • 易混淆的单词:ADLIB  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

1. VERB 即兴演出,临时插入(脚本或讲稿中没有的台词) If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand. 
  • He began comically ad-libbing a script...

    他即兴调侃起了一段剧本。

  • He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble...

    他善于为自己妙语解围。

  • He is rather disjointed when he ad-libs.

    他即兴表演时,有些语无伦次。

2. N-COUNT 即兴(或临时插入)的台词 An ad-lib is something which is said without having been planned or written beforehand. 
  • Every time I fluffed a line Lenny got me out of trouble with a brilliant ad-lib.

    每次我台词出错时,伦尼都通过机智的临场发挥帮我解围。

  • Ad lib is also an adverb.
    • I spoke from the pulpit ad lib.

      我在讲坛上发表即兴演说。