词汇精选:temporary的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
adj.
临时的;暂时的,一时的
例句:
The boss hired some temporary workers.
老板雇佣了一些临时工。
例句:
The scholarship helped Martin to tide over a temporary embarrassment.
那笔奖学金帮助马丁解决了暂时的经济困难。
n.
临时工,临时雇员 [C]
例句:
The company has a large workforce of permanent and temporary staff.
该公司有一个由正式工和临时工组成的庞大的员工队伍。
例句:
She works in the office as a temporary.
她在办公室做临时雇员。
临时事物;临时房屋 [C]
例句:
The wartime temporaries will be replaced by permanent homes.
那些战时临时住屋将被永久性住宅代替。
例句:
They are all temporaries like me.
他们都像我一样是临时人员。
二、词义辨析:
temporary,momentary,transient
这些形容词均含“短暂的,瞬息的”之意。temporary普通用词,其反义是permanent。指持续有限的可计时间,着重暂时的存在、应用或效应。momentary指瞬时即逝的,也表明间很短的。transient指停留或延续的时间很短。
三、相关短语:
temporary worker
n.1.临时工
temporary injunction
【法】 临时禁止处分命令
四、参考例句:
His job here is temporary.
他在这里的工作是暂时的。
This is a temporary arrangement.
这是临时安排。
Ellen has got a temporary job.
艾伦找到一份临时工作。
In her defense Halen alleged temporary insanity.
在答辩中,海伦提出一时的精神错乱为借口。
My father is a temporary construction worker.
我父亲是工地上的临时工。
Some temporary workers took the weekly wage.
有些临时工拿周工资。
The boss hired some temporary workers.
老板雇佣了一些临时工。
A dependant may apply for temporary protection.
受养人可以申请临时保护。
Reality is temporary while ideal is permanent.
现实是暂时的,理想是永远的。
He had been termed a temporary employee.
他曾被称为临时工。