expedient
英[ɪk'spiːdiənt]
美[ɪk'spidɪənt]
- 有用的
- 权宜之计，临时手段
词态变化
复数: expedients;
双语例句
- 1. The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
- 通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。
- 2. The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.
- 政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的.
- 3. It was expedient to retire gracefully.
- 体面的让步可算是权宜之计.
- 4. Do whatever is expedient.
- 权宜处置,怎么方便就怎么办.
- 5. I cut my purchases dramatically by the simple expedient of destroying my credit cards.
- 通过销毁信用卡这一简单的权宜之计，我大幅削减了自己的购物支出。