stopgap
英['stɒpɡæp]
美['stɑːpɡæp]
Noun:
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something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
- 1. The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
- 这种安排不过是权宜之计而已。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
- 没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Even if the bill were approved, it would be no more than a stopgap measure.
- 即使议案获得批准，它也只不过是个临时措施。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Gone are the days when work was just a stopgap between leaving school and getting married.
- 工作曾经只是毕业和结婚之间的临时过渡，但这样的日子已经一去不复返了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I intend it as a stopgap.
- 我想拿它凑数.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
- The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
这种安排不过是权宜之计而已。
- If you feel that you may lose the job if you delay, you can take it but think of it as a stopgap job.
如果你感觉拖延会使你失去这份工作，作为权宜之计你可以先接受他。
