Put on the back burner.
/pʊt ɒn ðə bæk ˈbɜːrnər/
Put on the back burner.
/pʊt ɒn ðə bæk ˈbɜːrnər/
「Put on the back burner」形容將某事暫時擱置,不是優先考慮的事項。常用於描述因當下有更緊急或重要的事情需要處理,而將其他事項暫時放在一邊。
We'll have to put that project on the back burner until we get more funding.
在我們得到更多資金前,我們將不得不將那個項目擱置。
I've had to put my vacation plans on the back burner because of work commitments.
由於工作的承諾,我不得不將我的假期計畫擱置。
She put volunteering on the back burner to focus on her studies.
為了專注於學業,她把志願者工作擱置了。