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kludge

/kluːdʒ/

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noun

权宜之计，临时方案。

(electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design.

Examples :

"To quickly test his sensor idea, the engineer built a kludge out of spare parts and tape before investing in a proper prototype. "

为了快速验证他的传感器想法，工程师在投入制作正式原型之前，先用备用零件和胶带搭建了一个权宜之计的电路。

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noun

权宜之计，凑合的解决方案。

Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.

Examples :

"The wobbly table leg was fixed with a stack of napkins; it was a temporary kludge, but it worked for dinner. "

那摇摇晃晃的桌腿用一叠餐巾纸垫了起来；这只是个临时的权宜之计，但足够撑过晚餐了。

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noun

拼凑物，临时凑合的方案.

An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.

Examples :

"The old computer was a kludge; it had a new hard drive, a used graphics card, and a monitor from the 90s all wired together with tape. "

那台旧电脑简直就是个拼凑物; 它有个新的硬盘，二手的显卡，还有个九十年代的显示器，全都是用胶带勉强连在一起的。

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noun

凑合的方案, 临时拼凑的程序.

A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.

Examples :

""The office's new system was a kludge of old programs and temporary fixes, making it slow and unreliable." "

办公室的新系统简直是个由旧程序和临时补丁凑合拼凑起来的烂摊子，运行起来又慢又不稳定。

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verb

凑合，拼凑。

To build or use a kludge.

Examples :

"The printer was jammed, so I had to kludge together a fix using tape and a paperclip to get it working temporarily. "

打印机卡住了，所以我只能用胶带和回形针凑合着弄了个临时解决方案，让它暂时能用。

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