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 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。
• 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。
• "People have to make compromises," says von Wachter, which often means taking a stopgap job with a less glamorous employer, and trying to switch careers or switch employers later on.
  冯•韦希特尔表示：“人们不得不做出妥协，”而这往往意味着在一家欠缺魅力的雇主那里，接受一份作为权宜之计的工作，并试图在今后转行或者跳槽。
• 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。
• 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。
• Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
  没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品。
• These issues have no place in a stopgap spending bill a few minutes from midnight.
  这些问题在午夜前几分钟要达成的一项权宜之计的支出议案中没有什么位置。
• 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。
• It was intended as a stopgap.
  我们打算把它当作是临时的代替物。
• Lawmakers are working on a stopgap spending measure, but senior government workers have reportedly been told to make contingency plans.
  立法议员们正在草拟临时开销方案，但是据报道，资深政府工作人员被告知要求制作应急方案。