back burner

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• ① 暂时搁置;次要
  • Some of the more hawkish members of the Administration want to keep arms control on the back burner.(美国)政府一些比较属于鹰派的分子想要把武器管制暂时搁置。
  • Put other issues on the back burner until after the summit meeting.把其他问题暂时搁置到高峰会议之后。