put on the back burner
英 美
先搁置一边
... put on the dog 摆排场 put on the back burner 先搁置一边 put all one's eggs in one basket 孤注一掷 ...
缓议
... keep up with the Joneses 不输人 put on the back burner 缓议，不急 put the cart before the horse 本末倒置 ...
暂时搁置一旁
... put back 放回原处 put on the back burner (问题)暂时搁置一旁... procrastinate 延迟 ...
轻重缓急
... 别跟我唠叨 get off my back 轻重缓急 put on the back burner 墙头草 on the fence ...
His desires — companionship and clean laundry — are put on the back burner.
他的愿望——得到陪伴、清洗衣物——被抛在了脑后。
The job was put on the back burner when more important assignments arrived.
更重要的任务到来时，那项工作就先放一边了。
If I had delayed my speech, it would have sent a message to the American people that their business had been put on the back burner.
如果我再推迟这个演讲，就相当于给美国民众传递这样一个信息——他们的事情并不重要。
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