back-burnerv.

Brit.

/ˈbakˌbəːnə/, U.S.

/ˈbækˌbərnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: back burner n. at back- comb. form 2.

Etymology: < back burner n. at back- comb. form 2, after on the back burner at back- comb. form 2.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

transitive. To postpone; to relegate to lesser importance. Frequently in passive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)]

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jornc1330

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forbida1387

to put offa1387

to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393

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to put overc1410

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back-burner1975

1975 Texas Monthly Mar. 39/1 It was just possible that Wall Street was a trifle premature with the offering... So they back-burnered Bars of Gold [sc. a mutual fund investing in gold bullion].

1979 Washington Post 4 Mar. d11/3 The disastrous Spanish experiment..has mercifully been back-burnered.

1988 S. Moody Penny Wise ix. 92 Was the fact in any way significant? Penny couldn't tell. For the moment, she backburnered it.

2004 T. Wheeler Stratocaster Chrons. vii. 195 That project was temporarily back-burnered when the Japan/U.S. currency exchange went from about 250 yen to the dollar to about 125.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	back-burner
释义	back-burnerv. Brit. /ˈbakˌbəːnə/, U.S. /ˈbækˌbərnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: back burner n. at back- comb. form 2. Etymology: < back burner n. at back- comb. form 2, after on the back burner at back- comb. form 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. transitive. To postpone; to relegate to lesser importance. Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] forslowc888 eldc897 forsita940 gele971 lengOE drilla1300 delayc1300 onfrestc1300 tarryc1320 jornc1330 dretchc1380 defer1382 forbida1387 to put offa1387 to put (also set) (something) in (or on) delaya1393 dilate1399 fordrawa1400 to put overc1410 latch?c1422 adjournc1425 prolongc1425 proloynec1425 rejournc1425 to put in respite1428 sleuthc1430 respitea1450 prorogue1453 refer1466 sleep1470 supersede1482 respectc1487 postpone1496 overseta1500 respett1500 enjourna1513 relong1523 retract1524 tarde1524 track1524 to fode forth1525 tract1527 protract1528 further1529 to make stay of1530 surcease1530 prorogate1534 to fay upon longc1540 linger1543 retard?1543 slake1544 procrastine1548 reprieve1548 remit1550 suspense1556 leave1559 shiftc1562 suspend1566 procrastinate1569 dally1574 post1577 to hold off1580 drift1584 loiter1589 postpose1598 to take one's (own) timea1602 flag1602 slug1605 elong1610 belay1613 demur1613 tardya1616 to hang up1623 frist1637 disjourn1642 future1642 off1642 waive1653 superannuate1655 perendinate1656 stave1664 detard1675 remora1686 to put back1718 withhold1726 protract1737 to keep over1847 to hold over1853 laten1860 to lay over1885 hold1891 back-burner1975 1975 Texas Monthly Mar. 39/1 It was just possible that Wall Street was a trifle premature with the offering... So they back-burnered Bars of Gold [sc. a mutual fund investing in gold bullion]. 1979 Washington Post 4 Mar. d11/3 The disastrous Spanish experiment..has mercifully been back-burnered. 1988 S. Moody Penny Wise ix. 92 Was the fact in any way significant? Penny couldn't tell. For the moment, she backburnered it. 2004 T. Wheeler Stratocaster Chrons. vii. 195 That project was temporarily back-burnered when the Japan/U.S. currency exchange went from about 250 yen to the dollar to about 125. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1975
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