單詞
stopgap
英 ['st?pg?p]
美['stɑpɡ?p]
基本信息
- adj. 權宜的；暫時的
- n. 權宜之計；補缺者
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?stopgaps;
中文詞源
stopgap 權宜之計
stop,塞住，gap,空隙。引申比喻義權宜之計。
英文詞源
- stopgap (n.)
- also stop-gap, 1680s, from stop (v.) + gap (n.); the notion probably being of something that plugs a leak, but it may be in part from gap (n.) in a specific military sense "opening or breach in defenses by which attack may be made (1540s). Also as an adjective from 1680s.
雙語例句
- 1. The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
- 這種安排不過是權宜之計而已。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
- 沒有電的時候臘燭可作代用品.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Even if the bill were approved, it would be no more than a stopgap measure.
- 即使議案獲得批準，它也只不過是個臨時措施。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Gone are the days when work was just a stopgap between leaving school and getting married.
- 工作曾經(jīng)只是畢業(yè)和結婚之間的臨時過渡，但這樣的日子已經(jīng)一去不復返了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I intend it as a stopgap.
- 我想拿它湊數(shù).
來自辭典例句
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