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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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