stopgap — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Danh từ

1. That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

   Cách dùng

   • hiếm

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   fillgap

   Ví dụ

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   [A] bit of ink and paper which has long been an innocent wrapping or stop-gap may at last be laid open under the one pair of eyes which have knowledge enough to turn it into the opening of a catastrophe.

2. Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.

   Cách dùng

   • nghĩa bóng

3. A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

   Cách dùng

   • nghĩa bóng

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   band-aidbandaidquick fix

   Ví dụ

   The small company used their old product with a few kludged enhancements as a stopgap until they could develop a new product.

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   Perhaps I shall be told that this wintry exhibition is a mere stopgap and makeshift, until a fresh supply of bright new paintings can be procured, and that it is ultra vires to obtain such for love or money before the merry month of May.

   It is often argued that the HST saved BR's InterCity market. It was only ever intended as a stopgap, but it proved to be a winner.

4. A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution. A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.

   Cách dùng

   • nghĩa bóng
   • specifically

   Ví dụ

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   As witness the following. Mr Strudwick, the regular master of the form, happened on one occasion to be away for a couple of days, and a stop-gap was put in in his place. The name of the stop-gap was Mr Somerville Smith. He and Farnie exchanged an unspoken declaration of war almost immediately.

Tính từ

1. Short-term; temporary.

   Cách dùng

   • not-comparable

   Ví dụ

   They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent.

2. Filling a gap or pause.

   Cách dùng

   • not-comparable

Động từ

1. To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).

   Cách dùng

   • ngoại động từ

2. To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.

   Cách dùng

   • nội động từ

3. To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained. To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.

   Cách dùng

   • nội động từ
   • specifically

Danh từ

1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   makeshiftmake-do

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   expedient