stopgap

英['stɔpgæp]美['stɔpgæp]

n.
1.临时替代者；临时应急措施

同：	[n.] make-do, makeshift

The first stopgap, to stop the masonry exploding, is a ring of tensioned steel cables encircling the lowest cornice of the tower
第一个临时措施的目的是阻止大理石结构的爆裂，这是用一圈绷紧的钢缆箍在斜塔最下面的檐板上。收藏
a crate serving as a stopgap for a chair.
临时用板条箱当椅子坐收藏

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
[同] make-do, makeshift, stopgap

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