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

• 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。
• 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。
• The one-off price increase therefore appears to be a stopgap measure made by an administration that is betting falling international prices will eventually allow it to loosen its controls.
  因此，这种一次性涨价似乎是官方采取的权宜之计。官方是在下注国际油价最终会下降，可以让它放松控制。
• It's only a stopgap measure, not a long-term solution.
  这只是一个暂时的办法，并非长久之计。
• It was intended as a stopgap.
  我们打算把它当作是临时的代替物。
• 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。
• I'll act as a stopgap on your team.
  参加你们队，我只能充个数。
• Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
  没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品。
• Even though the French downgrade did not come as a surprise, the eurozone member states have no plan B for this, just a few stopgap emergency scenarios.
  即便法国评级被下调是意料中之事，但欧元区成员国也没有为此准备“b计划”，只是制定了少数几个临时性的紧急方案。
• 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。