expedient
英 [?k'spi?d??nt; ek-]
美[?k'spid??nt]
- adj. 權(quán)宜的；方便的；有利的
- n. 權(quán)宜之計；應(yīng)急手段
實用場景例句
- The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
- 通過禁止任何人出城的簡單應(yīng)急辦法使疾病得到了控制。
牛津詞典
- The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient.
- 政府顯然認定削減利率是政治上的權(quán)宜之計。
牛津詞典
- [不可數(shù)名詞]He acted out of expediency, not principle.
- 他的行為是出于權(quán)宜之計而非原則。
牛津詞典
- Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...
- 采取了將所有等待進行靜脈曲張手術(shù)的病人從名單上刪除的簡單做法，這一權(quán)宜之計使得外科手術(shù)等待名單得以縮減。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The story was a temporary expedient.
- 這個借口是臨時的應(yīng)急之法。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
- 如果在政治上對自己有利，各國政府經(jīng)常忽視其他國家侵犯人權(quán)的行為。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Although such dramatic measures may be expedient, they are likely to have serious adverse consequences.
- 雖然諸如此類引人矚目的措施可能只是權(quán)宜之計, 但正是這些權(quán)宜之計很可能造成嚴重的反作用.
期刊摘選
- Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends.
- 我們的朋友想出了各種各樣的應(yīng)急辦法.
辭典例句
- The land sales were merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.
- 出售土地是一應(yīng)急的權(quán)宜之計.
辭典例句
- The land sale was merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.
- 出售土地不過是應(yīng)急的權(quán)益之計.
期刊摘選
- China's reform and opening up is not an expedient measure but vital.
- 中國改革開放不是權(quán)宜之計,而是百年大計.
期刊摘選
- A: It would be expedient to take care of this problem now.
- 現(xiàn)在處理這個問題對我們是有利的.
期刊摘選
- A course of action, guiding principle, or procedure considered expedient, prudent, or advantageous.
- 手段;計謀;策略:一條行動路線 、 指導(dǎo)原則或程序,被認為是權(quán)宜的 、 謹慎的或是有利的.
期刊摘選
- The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.
- 政府發(fā)現(xiàn)略微放寬審查是可取的.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Do whatever is expedient.
- 權(quán)宜處置,怎么方便就怎么辦.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- This was nervous work, but it was the wisest of all the expedient that offered.
- 這是相當(dāng)冒險的嘗試, 但是這是他能想到的最明智的辦法.
辭典例句
- Step scanning is an expedient technique.
- 分段移位測量是一個實用的方法.
辭典例句
- At its best this is only a half satisfactory expedient.
- 這種辦法充其量只能作為不完全令人滿意的權(quán)宜之計.
辭典例句
- The essential test for admission was whether it appeared necessary or expedient in the public interest.
- 加入該計劃的條件是看其對公眾利益的必要性或只是權(quán)宜之計.
期刊摘選
- Einstein found it expedient to use in the creation of his theories.
- 愛因斯坦發(fā)現(xiàn)這種本性在他理論的創(chuàng)建中是有用的.
辭典例句
- It is expedient to leave this reasoning process for a while.
- 暫時先擱下這個推理過程是有益的.
辭典例句
- In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty.
- 在這種情況下最好還是表示忠心.
期刊摘選
- Many conservatives resurrected traditional isolationism, protecting American moral purity against contamination by the expedient.
- 許多保守黨人使傳統(tǒng)的孤立主義復(fù)活, 維護美國倫理的純潔不受權(quán)宜之需的感染.
辭典例句
- You'll find it expedient to see him.
- 你最好還是去見他.
期刊摘選
- Eg . McCain said his position is the right one rather than the politically expedient one.
- 麥凱恩說,他的立場是正確的而非政治上的利己行為.
期刊摘選
- This desperate expedient , however, was no longer necessary.
- 當(dāng)然, 這孤注一擲的措施是沒有必要了.
辭典例句
- The home page purifies by contact surface Jan , function modulation's nimble expedient is a principle.
- 首頁以界面的簡潔化, 功能模塊化的靈活變通性為原則.
期刊摘選
- It is expedient that he should retire at once.
- 他最好還是立刻退休.
期刊摘選
- It was expedient to retire gracefully.
- 體面的讓步可算是權(quán)宜之計.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
- 通過禁止任何人出城的簡單應(yīng)急辦法使疾病得到了控制。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》