something, especially computer hardware or software, that has been put together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well

Some view the GeoPort Telecom Adapter as brilliant; others as a bizarre hardware kludge. 一些人认为 GeoPort 电信适配器很棒，另一些人则认为它是一个奇怪的硬件组装工具。

to put something, especially computer hardware or software, together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well

Instead of kludging a solution together, it's possible to spend a little more time and money and get one that really works. 与其拼凑一个解决方案，不如多花一点时间和金钱，找到一个真正有效的解决办法。