| 词汇 | backseat |
| 释义 | backseat noun[ C ] us/ˈbækˈsit/ backseatnoun[C] (SEAT BEHIND DRIVER)the seat behind the front seat of a car backseatnoun[C] (LESS IMPORTANT PLACE)a position of less importance: Nelson will never take a backseat to anyone. Examples of backseatbackseat Lessons on grammatical rules, pronunciation, and the like - never mind pragmatic or sociolinguistic conventions - take a backseat to lessons on ideology. In contrast, speech perception and phonology, though objects of serious scientific inquiry, have at times taken a backseat in these grander debates. The rising middle class with its strong consumerist tendencies has meant that political awareness and political sophistication in general has taken a backseat. At the institutional level, narrow organizational effectiveness takes a backseat to distributive politics. Meeting the target of 10 million tons of sugar in 1970 became enshrined as a matter of political prestige and regime legitimacy, and consequently, economic rationality took a backseat. Gender issues continue to take a backseat in this sector, and levels of female involvement in fisheries bodies and associations remain very low. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not for us to backseat drive through this sort of technical detail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I mention that only because it is notoriously difficult for husbands and wives to teach each other to drive except, of course, for backseat driving, which is often unstoppable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That agency represents an enterprise of the private sector with the council taking a backseat and it is worthy of funding under the urban regeneration grant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All his brilliance and scientific accomplishments take a backseat to his meek personality and no one seems to take him seriously. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Standard equipment on this model included a bar cabinet with crystal decanters and goblets, intercom, an electrically operated division and a backseat sunroof. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two of the men jumped out, grabbed her, and threw her into the backseat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ironically, too, the music that for so long took a backseat to the singers, now took the lead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The car was a two-door model and the women were sitting in the backseat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Additionally, pushbuttons in the rear panels allowed backseat passengers to unlatch the rear doors electrically. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of backseat These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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