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

• The move by central banks on Thursday to provide extended U.S. dollar loans to European banks is only a stopgap measure.
  全球五大央行上周四联手向欧洲银行提供美元流动性，但这只是权宜之计。
• 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。
• On CBS's Face the Nation, Mr Romney attacked Mr Obama for doing nothing on immigration since taking office and then resorting to a politically motivated stopgap measure rather than pursuing a permanent fix.
  在哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻节目面对国家（FacetheNation）中，罗姆尼指责奥巴马自上台以来在移民问题上毫无作为，然后付诸政治动机的权宜之计，而非寻求永久的解决办法。
• Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can he housed in permanent accommodation.
  在能住进永久寓所前，通常家庭住招待所是个权宜之计。
• 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。
• It was intended as a stopgap.
  我们打算把它当作是临时的代替物。
• 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。
• Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
  没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品。
• He even promised to veto a stopgap measure.
  他甚至还放话要否决任何权益之计。
• UNICEF spokeswoman, Veronique Taveau, says her agency has set up so-called child friendly spaces in the camps as a stopgap measure.
  儿童基金会发言人塔沃说，基金会在流离失所者居住的营地里设立了所谓的“儿童天地”，做为一种权宜之计。