Значення

значень: 4
  1. (рідковживане)That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

  2. (переносно)Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.

  3. (переносно)A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

    The small company used their old product with a few kludged enhancements as a stopgap until they could develop a new product.

    Lückenbüßer, Lückenfüller, Lochstopfer

  4. A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

    (переносно, конкретно)A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.

Ще визначення
  • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Приклади

речень: 5
  1. Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

    ruВременные меры не окажут никакого эффекта в борьбе с наркотической зависимостью.

  2. It's only a stopgap measure.

    ruЭто всего лишь временная мера.

  3. Tom saw his job as a pump attendant as a stopgap measure until a better one came up.

    deTom betrachtete seine Arbeit als Tankwart als Übergangslösung, bis sich etwas Besseres fände.

  4. Mary was only ever Tom's stopgap for when Jane didn't have time for him.

    deMaria diente Tom immer nur als Lückenbüßerin, wenn Johanna keine Zeit für ihn hatte.

  5. All Mary ever was for Tom was a stopgap for when Jane didn't have time for him.

    deMaria diente Tom immer nur als Lückenbüßerin, wenn Johanna keine Zeit für ihn hatte.

Deutsch
За значеннями 1
short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained:

Походження

The noun is derived from stop (“to close or block (an opening)”) + gap, from the phrase to

The noun is derived from stop (“to close or block (an opening)”) + gap, from the phrase to stop a gap. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun, and the verb is derived from the noun.

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Форми

множина: stopgaps
Однинаstopgap
Множинаstopgaps

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Синоніми

синонімів: 22
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