| 词汇 | expedient |
| 释义 | expedient (noun) expedient 2 ENTRIES FOUND: expedient (adjective) expedient (noun) 1 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ adjective 1 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ adjective Learner's definition of EXPEDIENT [more expedient; most expedient] often disapproving : providing an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something权宜之计的；应急的 They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.他们发现与恐怖分子谈判是权宜之计。 a politically expedient solution政治上的权宜之计 Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.做正确的事，而不是权宜之计的事。 — expediently adverb We want to resolve this issue as expediently [=quickly] as possible.我们想尽快解决这个问题。 — expedience /ɪkˈspiːdijəns/ or expediency /ɪkˈspiːdijənsi/ noun [noncount] political expedience/expediency政治上的权宜之计 for reasons of expediency出于权宜之计 2 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ noun plural expedients 2 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ noun plural expedients Learner's definition of EXPEDIENT [count] : an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something : an expedient solution权宜之计；应急办法 The government chose short-term/temporary expedients instead of a real economic policy.政府选择了短期/暂时的应对之策，而不是实际的经济政策。 We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.我们可通过申请另一笔贷款这一简单的应急办法来解决这个问题。 |
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