1、improvise
临时做;临时凑成
You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise.
要做这个,你需要一口带蒸笼篦子的锅,如果没有,就用别的临时凑合一下。
The vet had improvised a harness.
兽医临时凑成了一副马具。
即兴表演;即兴演奏;即兴创作
I asked her what the piece was and she said,Oh, I'm just improvising.
我问她那一段是什么音乐,她说:“噢,我只是即兴弹的。”
Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer.
理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章,又即兴作了一段祈祷文。
2、ultimate
最后的;最终的
He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.
他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。
The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
最根本的;最基础的;最原始的
Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.
植物是所有食物的最根本来源。
The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.
出事的最根本原因似乎在于那场广告宣传活动。
极端的;极度的;令人极其不快的
Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.
在执行任务的过程中被免职,这对一位船长来说是莫大的耻辱。
Treachery was the ultimate sin.
背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。