stopgap ['stɔpɡæp]

英汉解释

adj. 权宜的；暂时的
n. 权宜之计；补缺者

同义词

n. make-do，makeshift

参考例句

1. The new appointee said modestly that he was only a stopgap and would retire when a better man was available.
新派来的人谦逊地说他只是一个临时应急的人而且等觅得更佳人选时就会退让。
2. If you are not ready for a big change quite yet, then take what is on offer, but think of the new job as only a stopgap.
如果你还没有为一个大的转变做好准备，那可以做着手头的事情，但是把你的新机会当作一个补缺。
3. WHEN Italy's main opposition group, the Democratic Party (PD), chose Dario Franceschini as its leader, many assumed that he would be a stopgap.
意大利最大的反对党派民主党推选了达里奥

英英解释

n.
  1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

网络释义

stopgap
权宜之计; 补缺者; 补缺的; 临时替代物;
Stopgap Type
兼理型;
stopgap measure
权宜措施; 临时措施;
stopgap unit
暂时装置;
expedient stopgap tousy
权宜的;