| 词汇 | expedient |
| 释义 | expedient adjective formaluk /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/ us /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/ helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable: 权宜之计的；应急的；不得已而为之的 It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished.要到工作完成才付他薪水，这或许也是不得已而为之。 The management has taken a series of expedient measures to improve the company's financial situation.管理层采取了一系列应急措施来改善公司的财务状况。 Useful or advantageous a place in the sunidiom advantageous advantageously all-singing amiss asset fodder foil fruitfully fruitfulness gainfully practicality preferential productive productively wholesome wholesomely wholesomeness win-win worthwhile Related wordexpediently expedient noun[ C ] formaluk /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/ us /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/ an action that is expedient: 权宜之计;应急办法 a political expedient政治上的权宜之计 Solving and solutions band-aid solution be at the bottom of somethingidiom bottom break the deadlock clear (something) up clue figure fix heuristics holding operation insolvable iron iron something out irresolvable resolution solve spackle surmountable talk something out uncracked expedient | American Dictionaryexpedient adjective[ not gradable ] us/ɪkˈspid·i·ənt/ helpful or useful in a particular situation, and without considering any moral question that might influence your decision: We thought it expedient not to pay the builder until he finished the work. expediencynoun[ U ]us/ɪkˈspid·i·ən·si/(alsoexpedience, us/ɪkˈspid·i·əns/) political expediency expedient | Business Englishexpedient adjective formaluk /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/us helpful or useful in the situation that now exists, although perhaps not the right thing to do morally or for the future: it is expedient to do sthIt might be expedient not to pay him until some time after the work is finished. It would not be politically expedient to propose new fees. The management has taken a series of expedient measures to improve the company's financial situation. expedientlyadverb/ɪkˈspiːdiəntli/ We need to find the means to take decisions both expediently and with due public consultation. expedient noun[ C ] formaluk /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/us an action that is expedient: The company can save money by the simple expedient of cutting investment and hiring. Examples of expedientexpedient Various expedients can be and have been suggested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Shipyards mean the production of new developments and expedients rendered necessary by new methods of warfare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever temporary expedients may be adopted let us not lose our resolution to go on asserting our rights and obtain them in the end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one—least of all the miner—regards them as anything but temporary expedients and expedients of a most disagreeable kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inflation must be stopped so that these expedients—and they are nothing more than expedients—can be done away with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The true answer is to try to remove the deterrents to success and in a properly organised society people will not pursue these expedients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not seek to bring back a collection of expedients which could be added up to a solution of a temporary crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many immediate difficulties will arise for which temporary expedients must be found. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem of parliamentary congestion lingers on, no matter what remedies or expedients are resorted to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the absence of a system of administrative law and courts to enforce it, which we badly need, we have been driven to temporary expedients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are actively following up every useful suggestion that is being made, and in many counties very excellent expedients are being adopted and tried out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You are not going to cure unemployment by a policy of doles or temporary expedients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Various expedients are being considered—for example, fiat-rate systems which would enable working expenses to be significantly reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When that controversial scheme was eventually abandoned for lack of funds, attention then turned to a series of more modest ad hoc expedients and adaptations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the war the country was driven to expedients and, rightly, it was decided that hospitals in the big danger towns should be evacuated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of expedient These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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