Shift means change. Makeshift hence means to make a change and make it work. It may not work the best but it will do under the circumstances, for lack of a better alternative if you will. Think of the ...

在上面的报道中， makeshift hospital 就是“临时医院”，搭建临时医院的目的是在最快时间内让地震伤员得到及时救治。Makeshift的意思是“权宜的，临时代用的”。例如： a makeshift refugee camp （临时难民营）。地震现场除了搭建临时医院，还会搭建 makeshift shelter （简易过渡房）。

Building more makeshift hospitals in advance and reserving some as permanent fixtures are intended as a precautionary measure to fight against potential COVID-19 resurgences and other health ...

Drone footage showed workers in India’s Uttarakhand building a makeshift bridge across a gorge after flash flooding.