expediency

US [ɪkˈspidiənsi]
UK [ɪkˈspiːdiənsi]
  • n.权宜之计；方便；权宜手段[办法]；得策
  • Web私利；利害；便利
Plural Form：expediencies  

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n.
1.
权宜手段[办法];权宜之计
2.
便利,方便;得策,上策

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AllAll,权宜之计权宜之计,方便方便,权宜手段[办法]权宜手段[办法],得策得策,私利私利,利害利害,便利便利
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1.
Mr Obama needs to embrace centrism as a matter of conviction rather than flirting with it as an instrument of political expediency.
奥巴马需要将拥护中间路线视作一种信仰，而不是轻率地将其作为政治上的权宜之计。
ào bā mǎ xū yào jiāng yōng hù zhōng jiān lù xiàn shì zuò yī zhǒng xìn yǎng , ér bú shì qīng shuài de jiāng qí zuò wéi zhèng zhì shàng de quán yí zhī jì 。
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2.
With such a stark contrast between reality and political expediency, there is bound to be bad legislation as a result.
美国的现实和政治局面就是这样，你还能指望政府能捣鼓出什么高明的立法来吗？
měi guó de xiàn shí hé zhèng zhì jú miàn jiù shì zhè yàng , nǐ hái néng zhǐ wàng zhèng fǔ néng dǎo gu chū shén me gāo míng de lì fǎ lái ma ?
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3.
Abortion repeal is not a question of political expediency. it is part of something greater.
废除禁止人工流产法不是一个政治权宜之计的问题。它是一个更大问题的一部分。
fèi chú jìn zhǐ rén gōng liú chǎn fǎ bú shì yī gè zhèng zhì quán yí zhī jì de wèn tí 。 tā shì yī gè gèng dà wèn tí de yí bù fen 。
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4.
I hear a preacher announce for his text and topic the expediency of one of the institutions of his church.
我曾经听一位传教士宣称，他的讲稿和主题都取材自他的教会的某一规定。
wǒ céng jīng tīng yī wèi chuán jiào shì xuān chēng , tā de jiǎng gǎo hé zhǔ tí dōu qǔ cái zì tā de jiào huì de mǒu yī guī dìng 。
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5.
Compromise seems too strong a word, but the greater sense of expediency reflects Apple's new place in the world.
“妥协”一词也许过于强烈，但这种更强烈的利害意识代表了苹果在全世界的重新定位。
" tuǒ xié " yī cí yě xǔ guò yú qiáng liè , dàn zhè zhǒng gèng qiáng liè de lì hài yì shí dài biǎo le píng guǒ zài quán shì jiè de chóng xīn dìng wèi 。
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6.
The constant theme of this book is the tension between the demands of justice and the victims and those of political expediency.
这部书不变的主题，是正义、受害者和政治私利三者要求之间的紧张状态。
zhè bù shū bù biàn de zhǔ tí , shì zhèng yì 、 shòu hài zhě hé zhèng zhì sī lì sān zhě yāo qiú zhī jiān de jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài 。
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7.
It was not lost on them that Mr Kan pointedly failed to direct his apology to North Korea, which suggests some political expediency.
他们也注意到了，菅直人的道歉针对韩国，而对朝鲜却没有反应，因此这也许只是一个政治权谋。
tā men yě zhù yì dào le , jiān zhí rén de dào qiàn zhēn duì hán guó , ér duì cháo xiǎn què méi yǒu fǎn yìng , yīn cǐ zhè yě xǔ zhǐ shì yī gè zhèng zhì quán móu 。
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8.
That sets up a possible clash with the centralist-minded PP, although the party weakens on devolution when political expediency requires.
这与中央集权想法的PP党存在着可能的冲突，不过当需要政治上的权宜之计时政党削弱了权力下放。
zhè yǔ zhōng yāng jí quán xiǎng fǎ de PP dǎng cún zài zhe kě néng de chōng tū , bù guò dàng xū yào zhèng zhì shàng de quán yí zhī jì shí zhèng dǎng xuē ruò le quán lì xià fàng 。
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9.
But, like the elections themselves, its credibility has been mortgaged to political expediency.
但现在就如选举本身，它的信用度以被抵押给了政治场上的权宜之计。
dàn xiàn zài jiù rú xuǎn jǔ běn shēn , tā de xìn yòng dù yǐ bèi dǐ yā gěi le zhèng zhì chǎng shàng de quán yí zhī jì 。
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10.
so the pressure to adopt a "churn mentality" within a bank can be compounded when it becomes the product of expediency.
如此一来，出于权宜考虑，银行采取“粗制滥造心态”的压力可能会加大。
rú cǐ yì lái , chū yú quán yí kǎo lǜ , yín háng cǎi qǔ " cū zhì làn zào xīn tài " de yā lì kě néng huì jiā dà 。
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