extemporize
verb[I]
formal(UKusuallyextemporise)uk/ɪkˈstem.pər.aɪz/us/ɪkˈstem.pɚ.aɪz/tospeakorperformwithout anypreparationorthought:
即席发言;即兴表演(或演奏)I'dlostmynotesand had to extemporize.我把讲稿弄丢了,只好临场即兴发挥。
Synonyms
ad-lib
improvise
Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- co-present
- discourse
- eunoia
- floor
- harangue
- hold
- hold forth
- lead
- lead off
- lightning talk
- monologue
- PechaKucha
- pontificate
- presentation
- sermon
- sermonize
- speak
- speechify
- valediction
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Not expected or planned