| 单词 | stopgap |
| 释义 | stopgap (once / 24988 pages) n A stopgap is a temporary solution to a problem, like a piece of cardboard taped over the broken window in your car. Until you can get it fixed, you need a stopgap. This sturdy English native dates to the early 16th century, and like its semantic cousin makeshift, it seems to have been cobbled together by the two closest words at hand. Both words actually originated from phrasal use of their components: stop a gap for the first, and make shift for the second. Not that they're jury-rigged in any way! WORD FAMILYstopgap: stopgaps USAGE EXAMPLESYet Congress just renewed the EB-5 visa, without any reforms, for another four-and-a-half months as part of the year-end stopgap spending bill. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Public universities are operating under the stopgap budget that is set to expire at the end of the month. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) A six-month stopgap budget is passed, but expires on Dec. 31 with the two sides not even meeting to continue talks. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) n something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency Syn|Hyper make-do, makeshift expedient a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one |
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