凑合

(v) bring together

(v) make do in a bad situation

(v) improvise

scare up

variety

scratch

piece(s)

makeshift

凑合[còuhe]

-（聚集）gathertogether;collect;assemble-（拼凑）improvise-（将就）makedo(with):
Icanmakethispaddedjacketdoforanotherwinter.我这件棉袄凑合着还能穿一冬。
-（还可以的）passable;nottoobad:
Whatdoyouthinkofthisnovel?--Nottoobad.这本小说怎么样--还凑合。
短语凑合法semi-inversemethod

我学法语的时间还不长，所以我只能凑合著说几句。
I haven't been learning French for long, so I can only manage (ie speak) a few words.

我记得感到上帝或某人把我们凑合在一起。
I remember feeling that God, or someone, had brought us together.

这一切凑合起来使我们的假期圆满过去。
Everything cooperated to make our holiday a success.

我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。
As we've not got the proper materials, we'll just have to improvise.