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kluge

/kluːdʒ/

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verb

凑合，拼凑。

To build or use a kludge.

Examples :

""When the printer broke down right before the big presentation, I had to kluge together a solution using tape and spare parts just to get it working temporarily." "

演示文稿马上就要开始了，打印机却坏了，我只好用胶带和备用零件凑合着弄出一个临时的解决方案，让它勉强能用。

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noun

土办法，凑合事儿，勉强能用的东西。

Something that should not work, but does.

Examples :

"After the printer broke, her quick-fix using tape and a paperclip was a total kluge, but surprisingly, it printed all twenty pages. "

打印机坏了之后，她用胶带和回形针做的快速修理简直是个土办法，但令人惊讶的是，它居然把所有二十页都打印出来了。

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noun

临时拼凑，土办法.

A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes.

Examples :

""To keep the old lawnmower running, my dad built a kluge using parts from a bicycle and some duct tape." "

为了让旧的割草机继续运转，我爸爸用自行车零件和一些胶带临时拼凑了一个土办法。

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