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单词 stopgap
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stopgap
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɒp.ɡæp/us
/ˈstɑːp.ɡæp/
somethingintendedfortemporaryuse until somethingbetteror moresuitablecan befound:
权宜之计；临时替代品
Hostels are usedas astopgap until thefamiliescanfindpermanentaccommodation.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 toemploysomeonetemporarilyas a stopgapmeasureuntil we canhiresomeonepermanently.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。
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(Definition ofstopgapfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

stopgap| American Dictionary

stopgap
noun[C]
us
/ˈstɑpˈɡæp/
something that can be used until somethingbetteror morepermanentcan beobtained:
Housing thehomelessinsheltershas to beseenas a stopgapmeasure.
(Definition ofstopgapfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In more recent years, donor fatigue and reports of misappropriated food have led to crises in the camps, requiring frequentstopgapmeasures.
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A betterstopgapmeasure until such norms are available would be the use of extrapolated (sometimes referred to as extended) scores.
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And yet, sad to say, the investigation as a whole has too much wrong with it to achieve other than 'stopgap' status.
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I do not think he is being fair to those who will sail in them when he describes the vessels as clapped-out stopgaps.
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We have heard a lot about thestopgaparrangements which have been made —the crowding out of existing colleges, and so on.
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This aircraft is, of course, only astopgapaircraft: it should not be regarded as anything else.
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This support can take the form of grants to encourage placement with an employer orstopgaptraining whilst an employer is sought.
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These task forces are not stopgaps but forces which are set up to deal with the problem which undoubtedly exists.
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In effect, the measure will create a greaterstopgapbecause it will bring more people into the decision-making process.
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That brings forward a new model; it does not simply introduce astopgap.
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What more do you need than having them unemployed—even though these alternatives may have been stopgaps—to make them more anti-social?
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That, however, would be only astopgapmeasure.
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The proposals are only astopgap; they do not deal with the unsatisfactory situation in respect of the uncompetitive currency.
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It should be not astopgap, but legislation which will fulfil a public need.
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Although we shall bide our time, hoping that young men and women will benefit from the present scheme, it is still only astopgap.
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