backlog

Word family adjectivebackedbacklessbackmostbackwardbackward-lookingbackbonedbackbonelessbackbreakingback-burnerbackdoorbackfieldbackhandedbackroombackstagebackstartingnounbackerbackingbackwardationbackwardnessbackachebackbandbackbeatbackbencherbackbiterbackbitingbackboardbackbonebackbreakerbackchatbackcourtback doorbackfallbackfilebackfillbackfillingbackfirebackfittingbackflipbackgroundbackhandbackhoebacklandbacklashbackletterbackliftbacklistbacklogbacklotbackmarkerbackpackbackpackerbackpackingbackpiecebacksawbackscatterbackscratcherbackscratchingbacksetbackseybacksidebacksightbackslashbacksliderbackslidingbackspinbackstabbingbackstabberbackstairsbackstallbackstaysbackstitchbackstopback storybackstreetbackstrokebackswimmerbackswingbackswordbackswordmanbacktrackingbackupbackveldbackvelderbackwashbackwaterbackwoodsbackwoodsmanbackwordbackworkbackworkerbackyardbackbacketadverbbackwardlybackwardsverbbackbitebackcastbackscratchbackslidebackspacebackspeirbacktrack

back·log /ˈbæklɒɡ $ -lɒːɡ, -lɑːɡ/ noun [countableC usually singular]

JOB/TASKa large amount of work that you need to complete, especially work that should already have been completed 积压未办之事，积压的工作

backlog of

a backlog of requests

积压的请求

It’s going to take us months to clear the backlog.

我们得花好几个月才能处理完积压未办的事情。

Examples from the Corpus

backlog• For example, Monday clinics are prone to develop a backlog owing to bank holidays and statutory holidays.• But the ensuing backlog, caused while the train was stalled, lasted much longer.• Firm backlog rose to $ 19. 64 million on Dec. 31 from $ 17. 5 billion a year earlier.• a large backlog of orders• In other parts of the country, youth justice workers are more concerned about the massive backlog of cases.• Order backlog also increased 56% to £10.6m.• Compaq says Prolinea backlog is two months.• Goldstein said she hopes to have the bulk of the backlog cleared up in the next month to six weeks.• Then he buried himself in his endless technical reports, in a desperate last-minute assault on the usual backlog.

clear ... backlog• Norwich agreed to take on an extra twelve staff and to clear the backlog of applications.• Extra staff brought in to clear the backlog should be kept on until a thorough review is made.• She continued to go to the shop and had managed to clear the backlog of work and correspondence.• The hospital is asking for more money to clear the backlog.• He said the airline was now working to clear the backlog, with the delayed flights expected to depart within 24 hours.

From Longman Business Dictionary

backlogback·log /ˈbæklɒg-lɒːg, -lɑːg/ noun [countableC usually singular]

an amount of work that should already have been completed

The company has a backlog of 165 orders for the helicopter.

Origin backlog

(1900-2000) backlog “large piece of wood placed at the back of a fire” ((17-21 centuries))

单词	backlog
释义	backlog Word family adjectivebackedbacklessbackmostbackwardbackward-lookingbackbonedbackbonelessbackbreakingback-burnerbackdoorbackfieldbackhandedbackroombackstagebackstartingnounbackerbackingbackwardationbackwardnessbackachebackbandbackbeatbackbencherbackbiterbackbitingbackboardbackbonebackbreakerbackchatbackcourtback doorbackfallbackfilebackfillbackfillingbackfirebackfittingbackflipbackgroundbackhandbackhoebacklandbacklashbackletterbackliftbacklistbacklogbacklotbackmarkerbackpackbackpackerbackpackingbackpiecebacksawbackscatterbackscratcherbackscratchingbacksetbackseybacksidebacksightbackslashbacksliderbackslidingbackspinbackstabbingbackstabberbackstairsbackstallbackstaysbackstitchbackstopback storybackstreetbackstrokebackswimmerbackswingbackswordbackswordmanbacktrackingbackupbackveldbackvelderbackwashbackwaterbackwoodsbackwoodsmanbackwordbackworkbackworkerbackyardbackbacketadverbbackwardlybackwardsverbbackbitebackcastbackscratchbackslidebackspacebackspeirbacktrack back·log /ˈbæklɒɡ $ -lɒːɡ, -lɑːɡ/ noun [countableC usually singular] JOB/TASKa large amount of work that you need to complete, especially work that should already have been completed 积压未办之事，积压的工作 backlog of a backlog of requests 积压的请求 It’s going to take us months to clear the backlog. 我们得花好几个月才能处理完积压未办的事情。 Examples from the Corpus backlog• For example, Monday clinics are prone to develop a backlog owing to bank holidays and statutory holidays.• But the ensuing backlog, caused while the train was stalled, lasted much longer.• Firm backlog rose to $ 19. 64 million on Dec. 31 from $ 17. 5 billion a year earlier.• a large backlog of orders• In other parts of the country, youth justice workers are more concerned about the massive backlog of cases.• Order backlog also increased 56% to £10.6m.• Compaq says Prolinea backlog is two months.• Goldstein said she hopes to have the bulk of the backlog cleared up in the next month to six weeks.• Then he buried himself in his endless technical reports, in a desperate last-minute assault on the usual backlog. clear ... backlog• Norwich agreed to take on an extra twelve staff and to clear the backlog of applications.• Extra staff brought in to clear the backlog should be kept on until a thorough review is made.• She continued to go to the shop and had managed to clear the backlog of work and correspondence.• The hospital is asking for more money to clear the backlog.• He said the airline was now working to clear the backlog, with the delayed flights expected to depart within 24 hours. From Longman Business Dictionary backlogback·log /ˈbæklɒg-lɒːg, -lɑːg/ noun [countableC usually singular] an amount of work that should already have been completed The company has a backlog of 165 orders for the helicopter. Origin backlog (1900-2000) backlog “large piece of wood placed at the back of a fire” ((17-21 centuries))
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