interim
UK ['ɪn.tər.ɪm] US [-tˌɚ-] adjective [before noun]
ADVANCED
■temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists 暂时的，过度时期的•an interim solution暂时的解决办法 •An interim government was set up for the period before the country's first free election.该国在首次自由选举之前的过度时期成立了临时政府。
UK ['ɪn.tər.ɪm] US [-tˌɚ-] noun
in the interim
■in the time between two particular periods or events 在过度时期，在此期间•The new secretary starts in June, but in the interim we're having to type our own letters.新秘书六月份开始工作，在此之前我们必须自己打印信件。 |