stop-gap measure

• 临时措施； 权宜措施

stop-gap measure的用法和样例：

例句

1. Although the barrister said this was a temporary measure, he claimed it had the potential to increase budgetary demands.
   该律师说尽管这是一项临时措施，但他声称有增加预算要求的可能。
2. The first stopgap, to stop the masonry exploding, is a ring of tensioned steel cables encircling the lowest cornice of the tower.
   第一个临时措施的目的是阻止大理石结构的爆裂，这是用一圈绷紧的钢缆箍在斜塔最下面的檐板上。