| 单词 | back burner |
| 释义 | back burner (once / 59097 pages) n When you put something on a back burner, you make it a low priority. In other words, you've decided that the task or activity on a back burner isn't immediately important. The phrase back burner can be used to talk about things that have been deliberately put aside so more important or urgent things can be taken care of. You might say that you've put your exercise program on a back burner until you can get caught up on writing your novel, for example. This term comes from the cook's habit of moving pans to the stove's back burners so he can focus on dishes that need more immediate attention. WORD FAMILYback burner USAGE EXAMPLES“General Flynn seems to be all about one thing — fighting ‘radical Islam’ — and that means Asia goes on the back burner. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) But those are on the back burner for now. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) Events had forced Enid and Carl to put their budding relationship on the back burner until Sunday’s leisurely road trip. New York Times(Nov 20, 2016) n reduced priority dozens of cases were put on the back burner Ant|Hyper front burner top priority precedence, precedency, priority status established in order of importance or urgency |
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