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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14844 COCA: 19681
expedient
ɪkspiːdiənt ɪkˈspiːdɪənt ɛkˈspidiənt ɪkˈspidiənt
Word forms: plural expedients
1 N-COUNT [usually singular] 权宜之计;应急措施 An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right. 权宜之计;应急措施

  • Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations. [+ of]

    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。

SYN means, measure, scheme, method
2 ADJ-GRADED 有利的;方便的;权宜之计的 If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right. 有利的;方便的;权宜之计的

  • 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。

SYN advantageous, effective, useful, profitable
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