stopgap measure

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  • [法]权宜措施;临时措施
  • measure n.措施;量度;尺寸;程度;办法v.测量;比较;给予;权衡
  • stopgap n.权宜之计;临时替代人(或物)
    1. Although the barrister said this was a temporary measure, he claimed it had the potential to increase budgetary demands.
      该律师说尽管这是一项临时措施,但他声称有增加预算要求的可能。
    2. The first stopgap, to stop the masonry exploding, is a ring of tensioned steel cables encircling the lowest cornice of the tower.
      第一个临时措施的目的是阻止大理石结构的爆裂,这是用一圈绷紧的钢缆箍在斜塔最下面的檐板上。