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 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。
• John Boehner, speaker of the house of Representatives, reiterated his support for a two-stage deal, with an initial stopgap agreement to reassure investors and more fundamental reform left until later.
  众议院议长约翰博纳（johnboehner）重申支持一项分两步走的方案，即首先达成权宜性的协议以安抚投资者，之后再推进更根本的改革。
• Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
  没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品。
• The helicopter carriers would act as a stopgap for aircraft carriers that the Chinese navy wanted to build, despite lacking the capability to do so.
  直升机航母将作为权宜为中国海军的航空母舰要盖，尽管缺乏能力这样做。
• 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 move by central banks on Thursday to provide extended U.S. dollar loans to European banks is only a stopgap measure.
  全球五大央行上周四联手向欧洲银行提供美元流动性，但这只是权宜之计。
• Ignoring tests is a temporary stopgap& not a real solution to any problem you have.
  忽略测试只是一个权宜之计，不是任何问题的真正解决方案。
• Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can he housed in permanent accommodation.
  在能住进永久寓所前，通常家庭住招待所是个权宜之计。
• So the IBRD plays a useful stopgap role.
  因此，ibrd在这方面发挥着有益的补缺作用。
• 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。