stopgap

ADJ ชั่วคราว  แทน ชั่วคราว  makeshift temporary chue-kao

stopgap

N สิ่งทดแทน  สิ่ง ใช้ แทน ชั่วคราว  makeshift substitute siang-tod-tean

stopgap

stop gap |ˈstäpˌgap ˈstɑpˌɡæp | ▶noun a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need: transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work.

stopgap

stop |gap |ˈstɒpgap | ▶noun a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need: transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work.

stopgap

stopgap noun that old plane was merely a stopgap: temporary solution /fix, expedient, makeshift; substitute, stand-in, pinch-hitter. ▶adjective a stopgap measure: temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short-term, working, makeshift, emergency; caretaker, acting, stand-in, fill-in. ANTONYMS permanent.

stopgap

stopgap noun such tissue transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can be found: temporary solution, improvisation, expedient, makeshift, last resort; substitute, stand-in. ▶adjective a stopgap solution | a stopgap prime minister: temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short-term, working, makeshift, improvised, emergency, impromptu, rough and ready; caretaker, acting, stand-in, fill-in; Nautical jury-rigged, jury; rare expediential. ANTONYMS permanent.

stopgap

st ó p g à p 名詞 C 間に合わせ [当座しのぎ ]のもの [人 ].形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗一時しのぎの, 間に合わせの ▸ a stopgap measure 一時しのぎの手段 .