| 释义 |
back-burner, v. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˈbakˌbəːnə|, U.S. |ˈbækˌbərnər|
[‹ back burner n. at back- comb. form Affix 2, after on the back burner n. at back- comb. form Affix 2.]
trans. To postpone; to relegate to lesser importance. Usu. in pass.
1976Progress (Clearfield, Pa.) 2 Aug. 3/1 Move to the proposed higher CB frequencies, preferably around 225 MHz. Presently under consideration, but at the moment back-burnered by FCC. 1988S. Moody Penny Wise ix. 92 Was the fact in any way significant? Penny couldn't tell. For the moment, she backburnered it. 2004T. 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. |