band-aid
/ˈbænd.eɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbænd.eɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈban-ˈdād/ (ame, mw)
band-aid — 名詞
1. a small strip of sticky material with a soft pad in the middle, used to cover mi
OK繃
貼在小傷口上的繃帶
a small strip of sticky material with a soft pad in the middle, used to cover minor cuts, scrapes, or blisters on the skin so they stay clean while healing
The night-shift nurse put a band-aid on Chen's finger after he cut it on paper.
夜班護士在 Chen 割傷的手指上貼了一片 OK繃。
put a band-aid on
Yuki always keeps a box of band-aids in her kitchen drawer for small cooking accidents.
Yuki 總是在廚房抽屜裡放一盒 OK繃,以備做飯時發生小意外。
Isabella's mother cleaned the scrape on her knee and placed a fresh band-aid over it.
Isabella 的母親清理了她膝蓋上的擦傷,然後貼上一片新的 OK繃。
The teacher gave Ricardo a band-aid with dinosaur prints for the tiny cut on his thumb.
老師給了 Ricardo 一片印有恐龍圖案的 OK繃,貼在他大拇指上的小傷口。
- plaster
Common term in British English for the same type of adhesive bandage.
- adhesive bandage
More formal or clinical term used in medical contexts.
用法筆記
Often used generically in everyday speech, though Band-Aid is a trademarked brand name originally owned by Johnson & Johnson.
常見錯誤
band-aid — 形容詞
1. describing a quick fix that deals with a problem only for a short time, without
權宜的
僅能暫時緩解問題的
describing a quick fix that deals with a problem only for a short time, without addressing the real cause or providing a lasting answer
The mayor called the new road signs a band-aid solution that could not fix the traffic.
市長表示新的路標只是權宜之計,無法真正解決交通問題。
band-aid solution
Taping the broken chair leg together was only a band-aid fix until Amir could buy a new one.
用膠帶固定斷掉的椅腿只是暫時的補救辦法,直到 Amir 買到新椅子為止。
band-aid fix
Critics said the company's apology was a band-aid measure that hid deeper problems with employee treatment.
批評者指出該公司的道歉只是一項權宜措施,掩蓋了更深層的員工待遇問題。
The landlord installed a noisy old heater as a band-aid repair, and the Watanabe family complained every winter.
房東裝了一台老舊又吵雜的暖氣當作權宜維修,所以 Watanabe 一家每個冬天都在抱怨。
- makeshift
Focuses on using whatever is available, often implying lower quality; not specifically about short duration.
- stopgap
Emphasises filling a gap temporarily until a proper solution can be found.
- temporary
A wider, more neutral term that can apply to any short-term arrangement, not just inadequate ones.
用法筆記
Used attributively before nouns — almost always in phrases like band-aid solution, band-aid fix, band-aid measure, or band-aid approach.