back burner noun
Learner's definition of BACK BURNER
on the back burner
chiefly US
: in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action处于次要地位;非优先考虑 -
She put her singing career on the back burner to pursue her dream of being a movie star.为追求影星梦,她暂时把歌唱事业搁置一旁。
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The President has put tax reduction on the back burner because he has more urgent problems to deal with.由于有更加紧迫的问题要处理,总统把减税之事暂时搁置了。
— compare front burner