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expediently adverb formaluk /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt.li/ us /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt.li/ in a way that is helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable: 方便地;权宜地;合算地 We were looking to get something done expediently. 我们希望能方便地把事情办了。 He has expediently adjusted his stance on several social issues.他在几个社会问题上出于私利而调整了立场。 See
expedient The issues must be decided as expediently as possible. Businesses are expediently squeezing as much as they can out of their current workers. It's simply a matter of working together expediently. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Useful or advantageous a place in the sunidiom advantageous advantageously all-singing amiss asset fodder foil fruitfully fruitfulness gainfully practicality preferential productive productively wholesome wholesomely wholesomeness win-win worthwhile |