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temporary

/tem-puh-rer-ee/US // ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i //UK // (ˈtɛmpərərɪ, ˈtɛmprərɪ) //

临时,临时的,临时性的,临时性

Related Words

limited有限的,有限,有限性short-lived昙花一现,昙花一现的,短暂的,寿命短的brief简介,简要,简短的,简短makeshift凑合,凑合着用,凑合的,凑成的interim临时,临时的,临时性的,临时性transitory暂时的,暂时性的,暂时性,过渡性provisional暂时的,暂时,暂时性的,暂时性momentary瞬间,瞬间的,瞬时,暂时的short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂supply供应,提供,补给,供应品perishable易腐烂的,易腐烂,易腐,易腐烂的东西alternate替代的,交替的,交替使用,交替进行ephemeral瞬息万变,瞬息万变的,短暂的,昙花一现fugitive逃亡者,逃亡,亡命之徒,逃犯summary摘要,概要,概述,撮要acting采取行动,扮演者,担任,扮演的角色transient瞬息万变的,瞬息万变,瞬时的,一过性的mortal会死人的,会死的,会死人,会死impermanent朝不保夕,朝生暮死,电光火石,朝三暮四volatile挥发性,波动,挥发性的,波动性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need;a temporary job.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tem·po·rar·ies.

    • : an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.lasting only a short while
Synonyms
brief简介,简要,简短的,简短interim临时,临时的,临时性的,临时性limited有限的,有限,有限性makeshift凑合,凑合着用,凑合的,凑成的momentary瞬间,瞬间的,瞬时,暂时的provisional暂时的,暂时,暂时性的,暂时性short-lived昙花一现,昙花一现的,短暂的,寿命短的transitory暂时的,暂时性的,暂时性,过渡性acting采取行动,扮演者,担任,扮演的角色alternate替代的,交替的,交替使用,交替进行ephemeral瞬息万变,瞬息万变的,短暂的,昙花一现fugitive逃亡者,逃亡,亡命之徒,逃犯impermanent朝不保夕,朝生暮死,电光火石,朝三暮四make-do凑合着过吧,凑合,凑合着做,凑合吧mortal会死人的,会死的,会死人,会死passing逝者如斯夫,逝去的,逝世,逝者perishable易腐烂的,易腐烂,易腐,易腐烂的东西shifting转移,转变,转动,转移的short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂stopgap权宜之计,权宜之策,权宜措施substitute替代,取代,代替,替代物summary摘要,概要,概述,撮要supply供应,提供,补给,供应品temp暂时的,暂时性的,暂时性transient瞬息万变的,瞬息万变,瞬时的,一过性的volatile挥发性,波动,挥发性的,波动性band-aid创可贴,创口贴,胶布,带状物ad hoc临时性的,特设,临时性,临时的ad interim临时广告,临时性广告,临时性的广告,临时议程changeable可变的,可变,多变的,多变evanescent飘渺的,飘忽不定,飘渺,飘忽不定的fleeting转瞬即逝,转瞬即逝的,稍纵即逝,稍纵即逝的for the time being暂时还没有,暂时,暂时的,暂时没有fugacious早熟,早落,早熟的,早泄overnight一夜之间,过夜,过夜的,隔夜pro tem临时雇员,临时,临时代理,临时工pro tempore临时主席,临时议员,临时委员,临时代理主席provisory挑衅性的,挑衅性,规定性的,挑衅式的slapdash蜻蜓点水,蜻蜓点水式的,蜻蜓点水式,蜻蜓点水般unfixed不固定的,非固定,未修复的,不固定unstable不稳定的,不稳定,不稳的,不稳

Examples

  • Officials and experts have said it makes sense to vaccinate even those temporary residents, as it still protects the rest of the community.

  • People think that recessions are temporary, but they’re not.

  • GameStop frenzy leaves behind a mess for Wall Street regulators“There are currently no temporary limits to increasing your positions,” stated Robinhood’s investing webpage as of Thursday morning.

  • The city was the first in the state to introduce a measure requiring some grocery retailers to give workers a temporary hourly pay bump during the pandemic.

  • Even so, some Oceanside residents have questioned how a seemingly temporary District 1 resident can represent them on the City Council, and whether the process short-changed others running for the seat.

  • The bill, which passed Congress without opposition, is only a temporary fix and expires in 2015.

  • Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.

  • On Monday, de Blasio called for a temporary halt to protests until after the funerals of the two slain officers.

  • This month a judge intervened and granted a 30-day temporary stay on police action against Abbott.

  • Or are the risks so great that a temporary ban is necessary?

  • It was only a hut of rough boards, carelessly knocked together for a shepherd's temporary home.

  • But her attention was all absorbed by the swiftly executed act by which Garnache had gained at least a temporary advantage.

  • Close to the wagon in which our hero lay the natives had erected a temporary hut of grass, about six feet high.

  • Industrial society is therefore mobile, elastic, standing at any moment in a temporary and unstable equilibrium.

  • For these plays were not the work of a professional writer, but the recreation of a (temporary) professional soldier.

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