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　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8BEC计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2302 / COCA.3150

牛津词典

adj.

• 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

• ADJ 暂时的;临时的;短暂的
  Something that istemporarylasts 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

• The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary
  政府的极端软弱无能或许只是暂时的。
• All seven plants have had temporary shutdowns this year.
  今年所有7家工厂都暂时歇业了。
• I was doing temporary secretarial work
  我在做临时的秘书工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。