expedient

释义

adj.应急有效的，权宜之计的; 方便的，便利的，有利的n.应急办法，权宜之计

词态变化

复数 :   expedients ; 副词 :   expediently ;

实用场景例句

The hospital resorted to the expedient of canceling all scheduled varicose vein surgeries to shorten surgical waiting lists.

医院采取了取消所有已安排的静脉曲张手术的权宜之计来缩短外科手术等待名单。

金山词霸

The tale served as a momentary expedient.

这个故事充当了短暂的权宜之计。

金山词霸

Political expediency often leads governments to turn a blind eye to human rights violations abroad.

政治权宜之计常常使各国政府对海外的人权侵犯行为视而不见。

金山词霸

Although such dramatic measures may be expedient, they are likely to have serious adverse consequences.

虽然诸如此类引人瞩目的措施可能只是权宜之计, 但正是这些权宜之计很可能造成严重的反作用.

期刊摘选

Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends.

我们的朋友想出了各种各样的应急办法.

辞典例句

The land sales were merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.

出售土地是一应急的权宜之计.

辞典例句

The land sale was merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.

出售土地不过是应急的权益之计.

期刊摘选

China's reform and opening up is not an expedient measure but vital.

中国改革开放不是权宜之计,而是百年大计.

期刊摘选

A: It would be expedient to take care of this problem now.

现在处理这个问题对我们是有利的.

期刊摘选

A course of action, guiding principle, or procedure considered expedient, prudent, or advantageous.

手段;计谋;策略:一条行动路线 、 指导原则或程序,被认为是权宜的 、 谨慎的或是有利的.

期刊摘选

The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.

政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的.

《简明英汉词典》

Do whatever is expedient.

权宜处置,怎么方便就怎么办.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

This was nervous work, but it was the wisest of all the expedient that offered.

这是相当冒险的尝试, 但是这是他能想到的最明智的办法.

辞典例句

Step scanning is an expedient technique.

分段移位测量是一个实用的方法.

辞典例句

At its best this is only a half satisfactory expedient.

这种办法充其量只能作为不完全令人满意的权宜之计.

辞典例句

The essential test for admission was whether it appeared necessary or expedient in the public interest.

加入该计划的条件是看其对公众利益的必要性或只是权宜之计.

期刊摘选

Einstein found it expedient to use in the creation of his theories.

爱因斯坦发现这种本性在他理论的创建中是有用的.

辞典例句

It is expedient to leave this reasoning process for a while.

暂时先搁下这个推理过程是有益的.

辞典例句

In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty.

在这种情况下最好还是表示忠心.

期刊摘选

Many conservatives resurrected traditional isolationism, protecting American moral purity against contamination by the expedient.

许多保守党人使传统的孤立主义复活, 维护美国伦理的纯洁不受权宜之需的感染.

辞典例句

You'll find it expedient to see him.

你最好还是去见他.

期刊摘选

Eg . McCain said his position is the right one rather than the politically expedient one.

麦凯恩说,他的立场是正确的而非政治上的利己行为.

期刊摘选

This desperate expedient , however, was no longer necessary.

当然, 这孤注一掷的措施是没有必要了.

辞典例句

The home page purifies by contact surface Jan , function modulation's nimble expedient is a principle.

首页以界面的简洁化, 功能模块化的灵活变通性为原则.

期刊摘选

It is expedient that he should retire at once.

他最好还是立刻退休.

期刊摘选

It was expedient to retire gracefully.

体面的让步可算是权宜之计.

《简明英汉词典》

The expedient of removing all patients who wait for varicose vein operations significantly reduced the surgical waiting lists.

通过将所有等待静脉曲张手术的病人移除这一权宜之计，外科手术等待名单大幅缩减。

金山词霸

英英释义

Noun

1. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

Adjective

1. serving to promote your interest;

"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

2. appropriate to a purpose; practical;

"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"