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stopgap [ˈstɑ:pgæp]

n. 临时替代者,临时应急措施;
复数:: stopgaps

例句:

  • It's much more than a mere stopgap release.
    来自BBC
  • Never has the word 'stopgap' been so apt.
    来自BBC
  • The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
    这种安排不过是权宜之计而已。
  • Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
    没有电的时候腊烛可作代用品.
  • 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。
  • They are a stopgap measure of a few days duration.
    来自SA