After the earthquake destroyed the main bridge, engineers constructed a makeshift crossing using steel beams and wooden planks to restore access.
地震摧毁主桥后，工程师们用钢梁和木板搭建了一座临时通道，以恢复通行。
Which choice best defines “makeshift”?
B — Temporary substitute. “makeshift” means temporary substitute.
Which word means “temporary substitute”?
A — makeshift. “makeshift” means temporary substitute.
makeshift — temporary substitute. In Chinese: 临时的，权宜之计.
makeshift is pronounced /ˈmeɪkʃɪft/.
After the earthquake destroyed the main bridge, engineers constructed a makeshift crossing using steel beams and wooden planks to restore access. (地震摧毁主桥后，工程师们用钢梁和木板搭建了一座临时通道，以恢复通行。)
improvised, temporary, provisional — all close in meaning to makeshift (temporary substitute).
permanent, durable — each the opposite of makeshift (temporary substitute).
Yes. makeshift is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
make(doing)+shift(change).