lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent短暂的;暂时的;临时的- to hire temporary workers雇用临时工
- They had to move into temporary accommodation.他们不得不搬进临时住所。
- Volunteers built temporary shelters for the survivors.志愿者为幸存者建造了临时避难所。
- temporary relief from pain短暂的解痛
- a temporary fix/measure/solution临时解决方案/措施/解决方案
- More than half the staff are temporary.半数以上的职员是临时雇员。
opposite permanentExtra Examples- I'm looking for some temporary work.我在找临时工作。
- I'm afraid using volunteers can only be a temporary solution to the problem.恐怕使用志愿者只能是解决该问题的临时方法。
- The job's only temporary, while their secretary's on maternity leave.这份工作是临时性的,只是在他们的秘书休产假期间代班。
- These pills should give you temporary relief from the pain, just until you can get to a dentist.这些药可以暂时减轻您的疼痛,直到您可以去看牙医为止。
Topics Jobsb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin temporarius, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’.