Temporary: lín shí ① adverb. When said things will happen: cramming | find a temporary substitute. ② informal; short: temporary workers. English: 1.temporary; provisional 2.extemporaneous; impromptu; interim 3.at the last moment; for the occasion Sentences and usage: 1 boss hired some temporary workers. The boss hired some temporary workers. 2 He was just a temporary employee. He is only an occasional workman. 3 John is temporary, he could not get a formal job. John is a casual; he can't find a proper job anywhere. 4 I refer specifically to permanent residents, to temporary visitors. I refer specifically to permanent residents, in contradistinction to temporary visitors. 5 She is employed although temporary, but it is a big success. Her appointment was a significant, (al) though / albeit temporary success. 6 He made a temporary work has been more than a year, trying to find a permanent job. He's been temping for over a year now and wants a permanent job. 7. Terms of policy is a temporary decision. Points of policy are decided ad hoc. 8. Storm comes, the sky turned dark. The sky turned dark as the storm came near.
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English Expression
: temp temporary, temp
n.: interim, off the cuff, for the occasion, at the time when sth.happens, casual, contingent, impromptu, provisional, tentative, occasional, for the time being
adj.: temporary
adv.: temporarily
French Expression
adj. provisoire, temporaire
Thesaurus
extemporaneous; aleatric; aleatory, extempore, without preparation, rehearsal or thought in advance