| 单词 | backlog |
| 释义 | backlog (once / 6372 pages) 1nv 2n When you have extra work to do that keeps accumulating, you have a backlog. Sometimes people stay late at their jobs to take care of a backlog. A backlog of tasks might slow down an ordinary day at an office or store, or require workers to come in on the weekend to catch up. In 1680, a backlog meant "a large log placed at the back of a fireplace," and by the 1880s it came to also mean "something stored for later use." It wasn't until the early 20th century that a backlog most often referred to "extra unfulfilled orders." WORD FAMILYbacklog: backlogged, backlogging, backlogs USAGE EXAMPLESThe bigger the backlog in immigration court, the harder it is to find room for new arrivals in the detention system. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) The assurances of big future orders and a healthy backlog — the first anyway — fell prey to the very slow global economy. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) There’s already often a backlog of patients waiting in emergency room to get into the state psychiatric hospital. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 1n an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) Hyper accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 2n something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose Syn|Hypo|Hyper reserve, stockpile bank a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) fuel levelthe amount of fuel remaining reserve account, reserve fundfunds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments blood banka place for storing whole blood or blood plasma eye banka place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects food banka place where food is contributed and made available to those in need soil bankland retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land hidden reservereserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values) poolany communal combination of funds allowance, allowance account, valuation account, valuation reservea reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets accumulation (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation 3v accumulate and create a backlog 2Hyper accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up collect or gather n the large log at the back of a hearth fire Hypo|Hyper Yule log large log traditionally burned at Christmas firewood wood used for fuel |
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