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单词 back-burner
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Definition of back-burner in English:

back-burner

verb
[with object]US
  • Postpone consideration of or action on.

    〈美〉推迟考虑;推迟进行

    a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered

    原定对新麦芽酒的测评推迟了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Given this film's story - being a working mother yourself and baying been at one point a working wife - have you ever felt that pressure to back-burner your own career to deal more with your family?
    • You could increase your dividend payout, or you could invest in those productivity programs that you've back-burnered for the past couple of years.
    • The board back-burnered David's plans for making Chase a global bank.
    • It's an appalling admission, but if certain people ask me to do something, and it's not my job or I don't deem it important, it gets back-burnered.

Origin

1970s: from the phrase on the back burner.

Definition of back-burner in US English:

back-burner

verbˈbakˌbərnər
[with object]US
  • Postpone consideration of or action on.

    〈美〉推迟考虑;推迟进行

    a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered

    原定对新麦芽酒的测评推迟了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You could increase your dividend payout, or you could invest in those productivity programs that you've back-burnered for the past couple of years.
    • Given this film's story - being a working mother yourself and baying been at one point a working wife - have you ever felt that pressure to back-burner your own career to deal more with your family?
    • It's an appalling admission, but if certain people ask me to do something, and it's not my job or I don't deem it important, it gets back-burnered.
    • The board back-burnered David's plans for making Chase a global bank.

Origin

1970s: from the phrase on the back burner.

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