be fertile in expedients 会随机应变
temporary maintenance expedients 临时维修措施
seven expedients 七方便
in expedients 会随机应变
"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
以上来源于: WordNet
N-COUNT An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right. 权宜之举
The curfew regulation is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.
宵禁令是应对突发事件时必要的临时权宜之举。
ADJ If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right. 权宜的
Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
如果在政治上对自己有利，政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。
They are temporary expedients. What a reason for lasting!
本是暂时堆放，有什么理由久存呢！
Even then, sometimes they won't give in and you have to use all kinds of expedients to teach and transform them.
但是抓是抓来，他有时还是不服的，你必须用种种的方法来教化他。
But if, as a nation, you can't manage this, you may be tempted to resort to artificial (and temporary) expedients.
如果心有余而力不足，一个国家可能禁不住诱惑，采取人为的(也是临时的)权宜之计。
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