a variable-rate loan/mortgage 利率可变的贷款/抵押贷款
The temperature in the main building is variable. 主楼的温度是可调节的。
Winds will be variable. 风是多变的。
a continuously variable set of conditions 不断变化的一组条件
Scotland experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. 苏格兰在90年代初有过短暂的人口增长期。
a brief visit 短暂的访问
I have a phone call to make. I'll keep it brief. 我要打个电话,很快的。
I'm sure we could offer you some short-term employment. 我肯定我们可以短期雇用你。
a short-term solution 暂时的解决方案
These measures are only temporary. 这些措施只是暂时的。
a temporary job 临时工作
temporary accommodation 临时住处
a floating exchange rate 浮动汇率
a floating population of migrant workers 由流动工人组成的流动人口
a passing craze/fashion 一时狂热/昙花一现的风尚
It wasn't really a romance, just a passing flirtation. 那不是真正的恋爱,只是一次短暂的调情。
transient damage 暂时的损失
transient workers 临时工
He made only a fleeting reference to his resignation. 他只提了一下他辞职的事。
She caught a fleeting glimpse of him as he rounded the corner. 在他绕过街角时她瞥见了他。
For a fleeting moment she felt almost envious. 有一瞬间,她几乎感到嫉妒了。
inconstant and low paid work 不稳定的低收入工作
an adjustable strap/seat 可调节的带子/座椅
You should rest a little. 你应该休息一下。
Come and talk with me for a little bit. 过来和我说会儿话吧。
As a young man, he had belonged briefly to the Communist Party. 年轻时,他曾短期加入过共产党。
The club has recently appointed a caretaker manager. 俱乐部最近任命了一名临时代理经理。
a period of rather changeable weather 天气多变期
a convertible sofa (=one that can be changed into a bed) 两用沙发;沙发床
draft legislation 草拟的法规
a man of rather elastic morals 性行为随意的男人
He's a good footballer, but a bit erratic. 他是个优秀的足球运动员,只是状态有点不稳定。
the recent erratic performance of the markets 近来市场难以预测的表现
The situation remains fluid. 局势仍然不稳定。
There's enough fuel to keep us going for now. 目前还有足够的燃料供我们使用。
You'll have to stay here for the time being. 你暂时得留在这里。
It was useless to talk about it any more, for the present at least. 就此事再谈论毫无用处,至少目前如此。
So many of the new Internet companies are here today, gone tomorrow. 那么多新的因特网公司都只是昙花一现。
an interim government/president/report 临时政府/总统/报告
The insurance company made an interim payment while the claim was being investigated. 保险公司在该索赔要求进行调查之时支付了部分赔款。
If you have any questions in the interim, please give me a call.
I'll be with you in a little while. 我会和你呆上一小会儿。
He looked momentarily startled. 有片刻的时间,他看上去很惊讶。
There was a momentary pause, then he spoke again.
Terms and conditions are negotiable. 条款是可以协商的。
The salary is negotiable. 工资是可以商量的。
The Treaty is not written on tablets of stone. 条约尚未确定。
Though pop-up dining has come to the UK late, it's come with a vengeance.
It's by far the biggest and best-known example of an exciting trend in cinema-going: the pop-up cinema.
a provisional government 临时政府
They claim the effects of global warning may be reversible. 他们声称全球变暖效应可能会逆转。
a semi-permanent hair dye 非永久性的染发
shifting patterns of light 不断变幻的灯光图案
skittish financial markets 涨落不定的金融市场
a skittish young girl 轻佻的年轻女子
She's only working here temporarily. 她只是暂时在这儿工作。
This service is temporarily unavailable.
My problem was solved, at least temporarily.
a tenuous agreement/connection 脆弱的协议/关系
the modern throwaway society we live in 我们所生活的一次性物品充斥的现代社会
a transitional government/administration/period/phase 过渡政府/临时政府/过渡阶段/转型时期
Peace between the two countries was only transitory. 两国之间的和平仅仅是暂时的。
the country's turbulent history 这个国家动荡的历史
The economic outlook was beginning to look uncertain. 经济前景开始变得不甚明朗。
The industry as a whole faces a very uncertain future. 整个行业面临着变幻莫测的未来。
The Treaty is not written on tablets of stone. 条约尚未确定。
Let me explain very quickly what I mean. 让我简短解释一下我的意思。
The holidays always seem to go so quickly. 假期总是好像一下子就过去了。
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