| 单词 | temporarily |
| 释义 | temporarily (once / 655 pages) adv Temporarily describes something that happens for a limited amount of time. If you agree to watch your friend's dog temporarily, you'll be surprised if it turns out that your friend will be in France for at least two years. Temporarily is the adverbial form of "temporary," which comes from the Latin word tempus, meaning time. Something done temporarily is supposed to be concluded in a finite amount of time. If your car is temporarily out of commission, you expect that you will be able to fix it and get it back on the road. If you drop the word temporarily from that sentence, your car may be a goner. WORD FAMILYtemporary: temporaries, temporarily, temporariness USAGE EXAMPLESSo after calling lawyers and the police, he quit Twitter, at least temporarily, until there is some sort of resolution to Cernovich’s attacks. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Grapevine was closed for periods in recent weeks because of heavy snowfall, and some motorists were temporarily stranded on mountain roads. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) A Pemex spokesman said relatively few gasoline stations were affected, although protesters temporarily blocked storage terminals, delaying the delivery of gasoline to retail points. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) adv for a limited time only; not permanently he will work here temporarily he was brought out of retirement temporarily a power failure temporarily darkened the town Ant for good, permanently for a long time without essential change |
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