stopgap

英 [ˈstɒpɡæp]

美 [ˈstɑːpɡæp]

n.  权宜之计; 临时替代的东西

复数：stopgaps　

BNC.37892 / COCA.24295

牛津词典

noun

• 权宜之计；临时替代的东西
  something that you use or do for a short time while you are looking for sth better
  1. The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
     这种安排不过是权宜之计而已。
  2. a stopgap measure
     临时措施

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 权宜之计;临时替代物
  Astopgapis something that serves a purpose for a short time, but is replaced as soon as possible.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
  Synonym:makeshiftmake-do

双语例句

• Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
  没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品。
• After her death the committee appointed her deputy as a stopgap.
  她死后，委员会指定其副手暂时补缺。
• 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。
• 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。
• The helicopter carriers would act as a stopgap for aircraft carriers that the Chinese navy wanted to build, despite lacking the capability to do so.
  直升机航母将作为权宜为中国海军的航空母舰要盖，尽管缺乏能力这样做。
• The European Central Bank ( ECB) regards its recent decision to buy Spanish and Italian bonds as a stopgap until the expanded EFSF is up and running.
  在欧洲金融稳定机构（EFSF）借贷范围扩大并运转之前，欧洲中央银行（ECB）将其最近购买西班牙和意大利国债的决定视为权宜之计。
• So it added a stopgap measure: When too much pressure is used, the motor keeps running but the bristles stop moving.
  所以它增用了一个权宜之计：当使用者用力过大时，该仪器还会继续运转，但刷毛却停下来不动了。
• I'll act as a stopgap on your team.
  参加你们队，我只能充个数。
• This is just a quick Q& A as a stopgap until a real driver writers 'power management guide is available.
  在真正的驱动编写者电源管理指南出来之前这份快速要点Q&A仅作权宜之策。
• Just borrowing three hundred dollars for the taxes will be only a stopgap.
  就说借三百美元来交税款，这也只能救当务之急。