expedient
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
An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.
Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...
采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法,这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。
The story was a temporary expedient.
这个借口是临时的应急之法。
If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.
Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
如果在政治上对自己有利,各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。
1. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
1. serving to promote your interest;
2. appropriate to a purpose; practical;
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.