temporary

英 [ˈtemprəri] 美 [ˈtempəreri]

adj.  短暂的; 暂时的; 临时的
n.  临时工; 临时雇员

复数:temporaries

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牛津词典

adj.

  1. 短暂的;暂时的;临时的
    lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent
    1. temporary relief from pain
      短暂的解痛
    2. I'm looking for some temporary work .
      我在找临时工作。
    3. They had to move into temporary accommodation .
      他们不得不搬进临时住所。
    4. a temporary measure/solution/arrangement
      临时措施 / 解决办法 / 安排
    5. More than half the staff are temporary.
      半数以上的职员是临时雇员。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 暂时的;临时的;短暂的
    Something that is temporary lasts for only a limited time.
    1. His job here is only temporary...
      他在这儿的工作只是临时的。
    2. Most adolescent problems are temporary.
      多数青少年问题是暂时性的。
    3. ...a temporary loss of memory.
      暂时失记

双语例句

  1. The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people
    政府将给多达3,000人提供临时住处。
  2. Fear of rapid social change made temporary acquiescence in slavery tolerable in the South.
    对飞速的社会变革的恐惧使得南部对奴隶制暂时的默许变得可以忍受。
  3. I developed a temporary allergy to the company of couples.
    我一时间很反感和情侣们在一起。
  4. He is confident the backroom can step into the temporary void
    他确信原先的幕后智囊能够填补暂时的空缺。
  5. When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.
    客轮到达开普敦时,我们暂时分别。
  6. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
    这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离?
  7. The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback
    一时的挫折竟困扰了他一整年。
  8. The story was a temporary expedient.
    这个借口是临时的应急之法。
  9. Many of those changes could just be a temporary fix.
    那些变革中可能有很多只是权宜之计。
  10. If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary
    即便有点儿失望,也肯定是暂时的。
  11. The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence
    这幅画凭着临时进口许可证被送回了西班牙。
  12. The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.
    总统辩解说,实行高度的中央集权虽不尽如人意,但暂时来说却是必要的。
  13. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing
    监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。
  14. Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.
    在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方,有一个临时红绿灯。
  15. Your debt situation is only temporary, and it is within your power to resolve it
    你的债务情况只是暂时的,你有能力解决好。
  16. Hundreds of junior civil servants have to be put up in hotel rooms and temporary hostels
    数百名初级文职官员只能被安排到旅馆和临时青年招待所过夜。
  17. Some Democrats support granting the Haitians temporary safe haven in the US.
    一些民主党人支持为海地人在美国提供临时避难所。
  18. I was doing temporary secretarial work
    我在做临时的秘书工作。
  19. All seven plants have had temporary shutdowns this year.
    今年所有7家工厂都暂时歇业了。
  20. The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary
    政府的极端软弱无能或许只是暂时的。
  21. The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers.
    这个政党一直在招募工作人员,包括临时的组织人员。
  22. His job here is only temporary
    他在这儿的工作只是临时的。
  23. Most adolescent problems are temporary.
    多数青少年问题是暂时性的。
  24. He had been termed a temporary employee
    他被称作临时雇员。
  25. He found a temporary lodgment in Paris.
    他在巴黎找到了一个临时住所。
  26. He afforded a temporary shelter for the needy.
    他为穷人提供暂时的安身之处。
  27. It's just a temporary setback. Don't be discouraged.
    这不过是尺蠖之屈,不要泄气。
  28. Compared with the long-standing friendship between the two countries, their boundary dispute is only an issue of a temporary and limited nature.
    两国之间的边界争论,比起两国的悠久友谊来说,是一个暂时性和局部性的问题。
  29. Feed passes through the esophagus and into a temporary storage organ, the crop.
    食料经食道进入一个暂时的贮存器官,即嗉囊。
  30. Our agreement was a temporary one, superficial and unreal.
    我们的一致是暂时的、表面的、虚假的。