"make do with" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 將就用
• 湊合用

Definition

在沒有理想條件下，用現有的東西設法應付過去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，通常用在條件有限時只能將就。常與“what you have”連用。不要與“get by”混淆，兩者略有不同。

Examples

We had to make do with bread and cheese for dinner.

我們只好**將就用**麵包和奶酪當晚餐。

Sometimes you have to make do with less money.

有時候你得**湊合用**更少的錢。

She will make do with her old phone until she can buy a new one.

她會**將就用**舊手機，直到能買新手機。

We don’t have any more chairs, so we’ll just make do with what we have.

沒有多餘的椅子了，只能**將就用**現有的。

If you can’t find your tools, just make do with mine for now.

找不到你的工具的話，暫時**將就用**我的吧。

During the trip, we had to make do with cold showers every morning.

旅行中，我們每天早上都得**將就用**冷水沖澡。