Definition of back-burner in English:

back-burner

verb

[with object]US

Postpone consideration of or action on.
〈美〉推迟考虑；推迟进行
a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered
原定对新麦芽酒的测评推迟了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Given this film's story - being a working mother yourself and baying been at one point a working wife - have you ever felt that pressure to back-burner your own career to deal more with your family?
- You could increase your dividend payout, or you could invest in those productivity programs that you've back-burnered for the past couple of years.
- The board back-burnered David's plans for making Chase a global bank.
- It's an appalling admission, but if certain people ask me to do something, and it's not my job or I don't deem it important, it gets back-burnered.

Origin

1970s: from the phrase on the back burner.

Definition of back-burner in US English:

back-burner

verbˈbakˌbərnər

[with object]US

Postpone consideration of or action on.
〈美〉推迟考虑；推迟进行
a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered
原定对新麦芽酒的测评推迟了。
Example sentencesExamples
- You could increase your dividend payout, or you could invest in those productivity programs that you've back-burnered for the past couple of years.
- Given this film's story - being a working mother yourself and baying been at one point a working wife - have you ever felt that pressure to back-burner your own career to deal more with your family?
- It's an appalling admission, but if certain people ask me to do something, and it's not my job or I don't deem it important, it gets back-burnered.
- The board back-burnered David's plans for making Chase a global bank.

Origin

1970s: from the phrase on the back burner.

词汇	back-burner
释义	Definition of back-burner in English: back-burner verb [with object]US Postpone consideration of or action on. 〈美〉推迟考虑；推迟进行 a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered 原定对新麦芽酒的测评推迟了。 Example sentencesExamples Given this film's story - being a working mother yourself and baying been at one point a working wife - have you ever felt that pressure to back-burner your own career to deal more with your family? You could increase your dividend payout, or you could invest in those productivity programs that you've back-burnered for the past couple of years. The board back-burnered David's plans for making Chase a global bank. It's an appalling admission, but if certain people ask me to do something, and it's not my job or I don't deem it important, it gets back-burnered. Origin 1970s: from the phrase on the back burner. Definition of back-burner in US English: back-burner verbˈbakˌbərnər [with object]US Postpone consideration of or action on. 〈美〉推迟考虑；推迟进行 a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered 原定对新麦芽酒的测评推迟了。 Example sentencesExamples You could increase your dividend payout, or you could invest in those productivity programs that you've back-burnered for the past couple of years. Given this film's story - being a working mother yourself and baying been at one point a working wife - have you ever felt that pressure to back-burner your own career to deal more with your family? It's an appalling admission, but if certain people ask me to do something, and it's not my job or I don't deem it important, it gets back-burnered. The board back-burnered David's plans for making Chase a global bank. Origin 1970s: from the phrase on the back burner.
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