Word · Frequency #37892
stopgap
/ˈstɒpgæp/
noun
为填补说话时尴尬停顿而说的话；填补性话语。
核心释义
- 1.
为填补说话时尴尬停顿而说的话；填补性话语。
Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
- 2.
临时措施；权宜之计；应急办法。
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.
临时措施；权宜之计；应急办法。；权宜之计；补缺者
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- stopgaps
- plural, third person singular
- stopgapped
- past, past participle
- stopgapping
- present participle
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