jerry-built

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++jer·ry-built /ˈdʒeri ˌbɪlt/ adjective BADbuilt cheaply, quickly, and badly 偷工减料盖成的，仓促草率建成的

Examples from the Corpus

jerry-built• They therefore attracted labour without any hindrance, providing jerry-built, damp and insanitary hovels for letting to local farm workers.• jerry-built structures

jer·ry-built adjectiveChineseSyllable

Corpus and badly quickly, built cheaply,

jerry-built
jer‧ry-built /ˈdʒeri ˌbɪlt/

adjective
built cheaply, quickly, and badly

jerry-built

BrE

/ˈdʒeri bɪlt/

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NAmE

/ˈdʒeri bɪlt/

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adjective

(

old-fashioned,

disapproving

)

built quickly and cheaply without caring about quality or safety 草率建成的；粗制滥造的