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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
ad-lib
remark made spontaneously without prior preparation - his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians • Hypernyms: remark, comment, input
perform without preparation - he extemporized a speech at the wedding • Syn: improvise, improvize, extemporize, extemporise • Derivationally related forms: extemporisation (for: extemporise), extemporization (for: extemporize), improvisation (for: improvise) • Hypernyms: perform, execute, do • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something - They will ad-lib the duet
1. with little or no preparation or forethought (Freq. 1) - his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment - an extemporaneous piano recital - an extemporary lecture - an extempore skit - an impromptu speech - offhand excuses - trying to sound offhanded and reassuring - an off-the-cuff toast - a few unrehearsed comments • Syn: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed • Similar to: unprepared 2. said or done without having been planned or written in advance - he made a few ad-lib remarks • Syn: spontaneous, unwritten • Similar to: unscripted • Derivationally related forms: spontaneousness (for: spontaneous)
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