单词 | stopgap |
释义 | stopgap /stop"gap'/, n. 1. something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails. adj. 2. makeshift: This is only a stopgap solution. [1525-35; n., adj. use of v. phrase stop a gap] Syn. 2. improvised, temporary, substitute, impromptu. |
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