stopgap

英 ['stɒpɡæp] 美 ['stɑːpɡæp]

• n. 权宜之计；临时替代人(或物)

英英释义

Noun:

1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
   这种安排不过是权宜之计而已。
2. 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。

经典引文

• There were suddenly absentees on the staffsI was needed as a stopgap.

  出自： E. Blishen

• The plan is a stop-gap measure to tide the company over.

  出自：Flight International

近反义词

【近义词】

• makeshift 临时的
• second 第二的
• temporary solution 暂定处理
• substitute 代用品
• expedient 权宜的
• contrivance 机械装置
• resource 资源
• make-do 权宜之计