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词组 temporary
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temporary AC /ˈtempərəri, -pəri $ -pəreri/ adjective continuing for only a limited period of timenounstemporary work Students are usually able to find temporary work during the summer.a temporary job/position/appointment I’ve been offered a temporary job in a department store.temporary workers/staff/employees It is cheaper for employers to use temporary workers than permanent staff.temporary accommodation The family will live in temporary accommodation until the work on their house is completed.a temporary office/classroom/bed/shelter He was speaking from the tent which is now his temporary office.a temporary arrangement/solution This is just a temporary arrangement, until we can find a permanent solution.a temporary measure (=a temporary way of dealing with a problem) Staff have moved into a different office as a temporary measure.temporary relief (=a temporary way of making someone feel less pain or a problem less serious) The treatment should provide some temporary relief from the pain.a temporary replacement He is just a temporary replacement while they find a new manager.the temporary closure of sth The demonstrations led to the temporary closure of several main roads.adverbsonly/just temporary Don’t worry – the effects are only temporary.phraseson a temporary basis She’s working in the library on a temporary basis.THESAURUS: temporary provisionalgovernment | licence | figures | results | date | agreement | arrangement | booking only arranged to last for a short time. You also use provisional about information that is likely to change after a short time: The two parties announced that they had formed a provisional government. | The provisional licence lasts for a period of 12 months. | Provisional figures showed that inflation was running at 8%. | The party won 44.8 % of the vote, according to provisional results. | The provisional date for the meeting is Sunday, September 17th. | The company signed a 6-month provisional agreement with the government. | I made a provisional booking to use the hall next Friday afternoon. stopgapmeasure | solution temporary – used about a way of dealing with a problem that you use for a short time, until you can find something better: As a stopgap measure, the school has moved into a nearby church hall (=a temporary way of dealing with a problem). | The loan from the European Central bank is intended to be a stopgap solution.Stopgap is only used before a noun. passingphase | fad used about something that people are only interested in for a short time and is not serious or important: Children sometimes refuse to eat certain foods, but this is normally just a passing phase. | Some people think that organic food is just a passing fad (=something that is fashionable for a short time).Passing is only used before a noun. ephemeral formalnature | beauty existing for only a very short time and then disappearing completely – used especially when making serious statements about life and the world: For Japanese people, cherry blossoms are a symbol of the ephemeral nature of life. | Snow has an ephemeral beauty – you know that it won’t be there forever. | Fame is ephemeral. transient formalphenomenon | condition | change | nature | population existing or staying somewhere only for a short time – used when a situation is always changing: Far from being a transient phenomenon, high unemployment has become a long-term feature of the economy. | The plant’s growth is influenced by the weather and other transient conditions. | The researchers observed transient changes in blood flow to the brain. | These symptoms are usually of a transient nature. | Arizona has a highly transient population.ANTONYMS permanent
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