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workaround

/wurk-uh-round/US // ˈwɜrk əˌraʊnd //UK // (ˈwɜːkəˌraʊnd) //

变通办法,变通方法,变通方案,变通的办法

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Computers. a strategy or technique used to overcome a defect or other problem in a program or system: This is a known bug in version 1.5, but a workaround is available.
    • : any method used to overcome a technical problem, especially a problem that could prevent success: The astronauts needed a workaround to bypass the faulty cable.

Examples

  • The content studio has found a workaround in shooting outside or coaching talent on how to film themselves.

  • Assembloids are a sort of “mini-me,” a workaround for testing potential treatments on a simple “replica” of a person rather than directly on a human.

  • Harvard researchers are, however, developing a workaround based on the physical principles of a children’s pop-up toy.

  • Rapid advances in AI have provided a potential workaround by letting robots learn how to carry out tasks instead of relying on hand-coded instructions.

  • Some workarounds already are coming into practice, relying on things like grouping cohorts to reach the right consumers with the right message.

  • One workaround is for EMR software to include pre-programmed template notes.

  • Your union workers and their rep may be willing to workaround these things for you, but it is a favor, not a right you have.

  • Faced with a roadblock, Google last year came up with a workaround.