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单词
on the back burner
释义
on the back burner
chiefly US
:
in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action
处于次要地位;非优先考虑
She put her singing career
on the back burner
to pursue her dream of being a movie star.
为追求影星梦,她暂时把歌唱事业搁置一旁。
The President has put tax reduction
on the back burner
because he has more urgent problems to deal with.
由于有更加紧迫的问题要处理,总统把减税之事暂时搁置了。
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lay in
laying
laying the foundation
laying the groundwork
laying the groundwork/foundation
layins
lay into
lay it on the line
lay it on thick
layman
layman's terms
laymen
layoff
lay off
layoffs
lay of the land
lay on
layout
lay out
layouts
layover
lay over
layovers
laypeople
layperson
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