| 词汇 | stopgap |
| 释义 | stopgap noun[ C ] uk /ˈstɒp.ɡæp/ us /ˈstɑːp.ɡæp/ something intended for temporary use until something better or more suitable can be found: 权宜之计;临时替代品 Hostels are used as a stopgap until the families can find permanent accommodation.那些家庭住进永久居所之前，住旅舍通常只是权宜之计。 We might have to employ someone temporarily as a stopgap measure until we can hire someone permanently.在找到人填补这个空缺之前，我们可能得先暂时雇个人顶一下。 Temporary be a nine days' wonderidiom casual casually eddy ephemeral fugacious fugitive here here today, gone tomorrowidiom impermanence non-established placeholder pro tem provisional provisionary sticking plaster transient transiently transitorily transitory stopgap | American Dictionarystopgap noun[ C ] us/ˈstɑpˈɡæp/ something that can be used until something better or more permanent can be obtained: Housing the homeless in shelters has to be seen as a stopgap measure. Examples of stopgapstopgap In more recent years, donor fatigue and reports of misappropriated food have led to crises in the camps, requiring frequent stopgap measures. A better stopgap measure until such norms are available would be the use of extrapolated (sometimes referred to as extended) scores. And yet, sad to say, the investigation as a whole has too much wrong with it to achieve other than 'stopgap' status. I do not think he is being fair to those who will sail in them when he describes the vessels as clapped-out stopgaps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard a lot about the stopgap arrangements which have been made —the crowding out of existing colleges, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This aircraft is, of course, only a stopgap aircraft: it should not be regarded as anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This support can take the form of grants to encourage placement with an employer or stopgap training whilst an employer is sought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These task forces are not stopgaps but forces which are set up to deal with the problem which undoubtedly exists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In effect, the measure will create a greater stopgap because it will bring more people into the decision-making process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That brings forward a new model; it does not simply introduce a stopgap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What more do you need than having them unemployed—even though these alternatives may have been stopgaps—to make them more anti-social? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, however, would be only a stopgap measure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proposals are only a stopgap; they do not deal with the unsatisfactory situation in respect of the uncompetitive currency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should be not a stopgap, but legislation which will fulfil a public need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although we shall bide our time, hoping that young men and women will benefit from the present scheme, it is still only a stopgap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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