provisional

英 [prəˈvɪʒənl]

美 [prəˈvɪʒənl]

adj.  临时的; 暂时的; 暂定的
n.  临时性; 临时人员

复数：provisionals　

IELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.6164 / COCA.10847

牛津词典

adj.

• 临时的；暂时的
  arranged for the present time only and likely to be changed in the future
  1. a provisional government
     临时政府
  2. provisional arrangements
     暂时性安排
• 暂定的
  arranged, but not yet definite
  1. The booking is only provisional.
     这只是暂定的预订。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 临时的；暂时性的；暂定的
  You useprovisionalto describe something that has been arranged or appointed for the present, but may be changed in the future.
  1. ...the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government...
     建立一个临时联合政府的可能性
  2. If you have never held a driving licence before, you should apply for a provisional licence...
     如果你从未有过驾照，那就应该申请一个临时的。
  3. It was announced that the times were provisional and subject to confirmation.
     已宣布说这些时间是暂定的，还有待确定。

英英释义

adj

• under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
  1. probationary employees
  2. a provisional government
  3. just a tentative schedule
  Synonym:probationaryprovisionarytentative

双语例句

• It consists of members of the Executive and Provisional Legislative Councils, and other prominent citizens.
  该委员会的成员包括行政会议和临时立法会成员，以及其他社会贤达。
• Provisional guidelines on statistics of the distribution of income, consumption and accumulation of households;
  家庭收入分配、消费和积累统计暂定准则；
• 611. I'm convinced that the provincial government will provide provisional provisions.
  611.我深信地方政府将提供临时供应品。
• If you have had sight correction surgery you should declare this when you apply for your provisional licence.
  如果你有视力矫正手术你应该声明此申请时，您的临时牌照。
• At a conference convened by the U.N., a provisional government was established under President Hamid Karzai.
  在一次由联合国召集的会议上，组建了一个以哈米德•卡尔扎伊为总统的临时政府。
• A Provisional patent does not have to have Claims and does not need to follow any particular format.
  临时专利不需要有权利要求，也不需要遵循任何特殊格式。
• He's working with us on a provisional basis.
  他现在临时留下来和我们一起工作。
• Duke has filed a provisional patent application on the technology, according to the researchers.
  根据研究者所说，杜克大学已经将该项技术申请了临时专利。
• Regular reports include annual reports and interim reports, and other reports shall be the provisional reports.
  定期报告包括年度报告和中期报告，其他报告为临时报告。
• All these conclusions are provisional.
  所有这些结论都是暂时性的。