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单词 back seat
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Definition of back seat in English:

back seat

noun
  • A seat at the back of a vehicle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • About the only discordant design element - and I was too polite to mention it to Gert at the time so have no explanation - are the two aluminium roll-over hoops on the back seats.
    • Carrying more than two kids thus requires a vehicle with at least two back seats, or a willingness to endure squealing fights from the rear.
    • The back seats fold down but not completely flat and they leave behind a big ridge.
    • He turned up ten minutes later with a smashed up car and his front bumper in the back seat.
    • When it comes to folding the back seats this can be done one-handed, and the seat belts are specially positioned to avoid getting tangled during the operation.
    • Once there he activated the car's central locking system and climbed into the back seat.
    • For example, some drivers would love to see what's going on in their back seats.
    • Among the changes, the back seats are smaller, creating a tight fit for some rear seat passengers.
    • Even though you could slide the back seats forward, the boot seemed small.
    • But it would work, just about, as a family car for four with ample luggage or shopping space when the roof is up, although room in the back seats is tight.
    • Why's he driving around in a chauffeur-driven limo, with a secretary in the back seat?
    • I should go back to seats, specifically the back seats that I haven't mentioned.
    • It would be a versatile vehicle to own especially with the movable back seats.
    • Those back seats swivel round too, allowing you to open the boot and create instant, sheltered, picnic seating.
    • They've also grown inside, with most all pickups sporting back seats with either small access doors or full-size rear doors.
    • Taking pity on a fellow Celt, I pull up, and he gratefully fumbles his way into the back seat.
    • I looked over and saw that Thomas was now hooking up the car seat into the back seat of my car.
    • I reclined in the back seat and munched on a few tortilla chips while wondering what the day would have in store for us.
    • And I can't complain about the roof, which keeps out a surprisingly large amount of wind noise and slides electronically into a cavity behind the back seats.
    • Why pay company car tax on a normal estate car if the back seats are folded flat all the time to facilitate load handling?

Phrases

  • take a back seat

    • Take or be given a less important position or role.

      in future he would take a back seat in politics
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But she piled on the pounds after the birth of her son, George, nine months ago and singing took a back seat as her confidence dwindled.
      • Yet the majority of the book emphasizes dinosaur osteology, systematics, and the fossil record; paleobiology takes a back seat to this important foundation.
      • Then I got married and had a family, so motor racing took a back seat.
      • The second day, the altruism took a back seat to the sales pitch.
      • The divorce from my husband took a back seat as all this was going on, now I intend to carry on with it.
      • The role of the citizen is taking a back seat to decisions being made about our communities and the environment.
      • In those days, fashion took a back seat for a whole nine months, and ‘hiding the bump’ was the main objective.
      • Was love more important than wealth or did romance take a back seat to social climbing?
      • If I'm in a serious situation or I'm planning something important, then my personality takes a back seat for the good of the team.
      • After being thrust into the working world, the importance of research often takes a back seat to the more immediate demands of clinical practice.
 
 

Definition of back seat in US English:

back seat

(also backseat)
nounˈˌbak ˈsētˈˌbæk ˈsit
  • A seat at the back of a vehicle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even though you could slide the back seats forward, the boot seemed small.
    • The back seats fold down but not completely flat and they leave behind a big ridge.
    • Those back seats swivel round too, allowing you to open the boot and create instant, sheltered, picnic seating.
    • Among the changes, the back seats are smaller, creating a tight fit for some rear seat passengers.
    • Once there he activated the car's central locking system and climbed into the back seat.
    • It would be a versatile vehicle to own especially with the movable back seats.
    • For example, some drivers would love to see what's going on in their back seats.
    • He turned up ten minutes later with a smashed up car and his front bumper in the back seat.
    • About the only discordant design element - and I was too polite to mention it to Gert at the time so have no explanation - are the two aluminium roll-over hoops on the back seats.
    • But it would work, just about, as a family car for four with ample luggage or shopping space when the roof is up, although room in the back seats is tight.
    • I should go back to seats, specifically the back seats that I haven't mentioned.
    • Why pay company car tax on a normal estate car if the back seats are folded flat all the time to facilitate load handling?
    • I looked over and saw that Thomas was now hooking up the car seat into the back seat of my car.
    • And I can't complain about the roof, which keeps out a surprisingly large amount of wind noise and slides electronically into a cavity behind the back seats.
    • Taking pity on a fellow Celt, I pull up, and he gratefully fumbles his way into the back seat.
    • I reclined in the back seat and munched on a few tortilla chips while wondering what the day would have in store for us.
    • Why's he driving around in a chauffeur-driven limo, with a secretary in the back seat?
    • Carrying more than two kids thus requires a vehicle with at least two back seats, or a willingness to endure squealing fights from the rear.
    • They've also grown inside, with most all pickups sporting back seats with either small access doors or full-size rear doors.
    • When it comes to folding the back seats this can be done one-handed, and the seat belts are specially positioned to avoid getting tangled during the operation.

Phrases

  • take a back seat

    • Take or be given a less important position or role.

      printed words will take a back seat to TV and video screens
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The divorce from my husband took a back seat as all this was going on, now I intend to carry on with it.
      • In those days, fashion took a back seat for a whole nine months, and ‘hiding the bump’ was the main objective.
      • After being thrust into the working world, the importance of research often takes a back seat to the more immediate demands of clinical practice.
      • But she piled on the pounds after the birth of her son, George, nine months ago and singing took a back seat as her confidence dwindled.
      • If I'm in a serious situation or I'm planning something important, then my personality takes a back seat for the good of the team.
      • The role of the citizen is taking a back seat to decisions being made about our communities and the environment.
      • Was love more important than wealth or did romance take a back seat to social climbing?
      • Yet the majority of the book emphasizes dinosaur osteology, systematics, and the fossil record; paleobiology takes a back seat to this important foundation.
      • Then I got married and had a family, so motor racing took a back seat.
      • The second day, the altruism took a back seat to the sales pitch.
 
 
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