palliatives

'So far, official policy measures are mainly palliatives, but do not address the underlying problems, ' he said.

“目前的官方政策主要是起缓和作用，无法解决潜在问题。”他说。

Sprinkling water into our eyes, or taking a run round the verandahs, were palliatives which had no lasting effect.

往眼睛里洒点水，或到走廊上跑跑步，都只是权宜之计，没有多大的效果。

The palliatives included in earlier versions could still get slashed in conference negotiations between the House and Senate.

在众议院与参议员的商议大会上，包括以前的辩解版本仍然是批判的对象。

In response, banks will use a simpler set of palliatives.

因此，银行将用一套更简单的措施以减轻风险。

The initiatives come thick and fast. The remedies, though, are palliatives.

各项举措铺天盖地而来，但这些补救措施却是治标不治本。

Cheap credit and government largesse are palliatives that at some point will be withdrawn.

廉价信贷与政府大量支出只是缓和手段，到一定时候将被撤消。

Whoever is president will be more focused on short-term palliatives than big policy change.

无论谁作总统，都会更关注短期的争论而非重大的政策变更。