temporary

英 [ˈtemprəri]

美 [ˈtempəreri]

adj.  短暂的; 暂时的; 临时的
n.  临时工; 临时雇员

复数：temporaries　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 短暂的；暂时的；临时的
  lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent
  1. temporary relief from pain
     短暂的解痛
  2. I'm looking for some temporary work .
     我在找临时工作。
  3. They had to move into temporary accommodation .
     他们不得不搬进临时住所。
  4. a temporary measure/solution/arrangement
     临时措施 / 解决办法 / 安排
  5. More than half the staff are temporary.
     半数以上的职员是临时雇员。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 暂时的;临时的;短暂的
  Something that istemporarylasts for only a limited time.
  1. His job here is only temporary...
     他在这儿的工作只是临时的。
  2. Most adolescent problems are temporary.
     多数青少年问题是暂时性的。
  3. ...a temporary loss of memory.
     暂时失记

双语例句

• When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.
  客轮到达开普敦时，我们暂时分别。
• I developed a temporary allergy to the company of couples.
  我一时间很反感和情侣们在一起。
• Your debt situation is only temporary, and it is within your power to resolve it
  你的债务情况只是暂时的，你有能力解决好。
• The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback
  一时的挫折竟困扰了他一整年。
• The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary
  政府的极端软弱无能或许只是暂时的。
• He is confident the backroom can step into the temporary void
  他确信原先的幕后智囊能够填补暂时的空缺。
• I was doing temporary secretarial work
  我在做临时的秘书工作。
• The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.
  总统辩解说，实行高度的中央集权虽不尽如人意，但暂时来说却是必要的。
• Compared with the long-standing friendship between the two countries, their boundary dispute is only an issue of a temporary and limited nature.
  两国之间的边界争论，比起两国的悠久友谊来说，是一个暂时性和局部性的问题。
• The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people
  政府将给多达3,000人提供临时住处。