英和和英

動詞

work around (third-person singular simple present works around, present participle working around, simple past and past participle worked around)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work,‎ around.

   He works around the corner in the fish shop.

2. To bypass or circumvent (a problem or obstacle).

   If we can't fix this problem, we'll just have to work around it.

語源

From work +‎ around.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/

名詞

workaround (plural workarounds)

1. A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.
   • 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club‎, archived from the original on 6 August 2020:

     More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.

2. (computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.

   Synonyms: kludge, kluge

3. (project management) An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.

同意語

• (temporary solution): see Thesaurus:workaround

Further reading

• workaround on Wikipedia.Wikipedia