political expedients 政治权宜之计
moral expedients 道德上的权宜手段
economic expedients 经济手段
use an expedient 采用权宜之计
resort to expedients 诉诸权宜之计
1. The politician used various expedients to win the election.
这位政客使用了各种权宜之计来赢得选举。
2. We had no choice but to employ temporary expedients to fix the system.
我们别无选择，只能采用临时的权宜之计来修复系统。
3. Critics argued that his solutions were mere expedients rather than permanent fixes.
批评家认为他的解决方案只是权宜之计，而非永久性的修复。
A: Do you think this new policy is a long-term solution?
A：你认为这项新政策是长期的解决方案吗？
B: Not really. It looks like a set of expedients to deal with the immediate crisis.
B：不太像。它看起来只是一系列用来应对眼前危机的权宜之计。
1) 权宜之计；临时办法
2) 便捷手段；实用方法
3) 政治上的投机手段
1. 权宜之计；临时手段（通常指为了快速达到目的而采用的方法，可能缺乏道德或长期价值）
e.g.He resorted to dubious expedients to get the job done.
他诉诸可疑的权宜之计来完成任务。
noun
1. A practical measure or device for achieving a specific end, often implying a lack of principle or permanence.
Synonym: device, trick, workaround