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词汇 back-seat
释义 back seat
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌbæk ˈsiːt/ us /ˌbæk ˈsiːt/

back seatnoun[C] (SEAT BEHIND DRIVER)


the seat behind the front seat of a car(汽车)后座
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The interior of vehicles
brake
brake pedal
dashboard
demister
dickey
dimmer switch
dip switch
footbrake
front seat
gas pedal
horn
inertia reel
luggage rack
parking brake
safety belt
speedometer
stick shift
tachograph
trim
visor

back seatnoun[C] (LESS IMPORTANT PLACE)


a position of less importance: 较低的地位,次要地位
Nelson will never take a back seat to anyone.纳尔逊绝对不甘人后。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Organizations - position & status
ambassador
anti-elite
anti-elitist
apparatchik
bettersphrase
counterpart
fish
grassroots
high-ranking
honorary
junior
opposite number
rank
reach
super-elite
superboard
superiority
superordinate
thane
titularly

Examples of back seat


back seat
Things did not develop quite as planned, however, in that culture quite rapidly took a backseat to language.
Traditional impressionistic phonetic descriptions take a backseat to instrumental descriptions.
It must be pointed out that for the last several decades, documentation has taken a backseat to linguistic theory.
Over the years, both women have often taken a backseat to men in the characterisation, while always maintaining positive roles.
In this domain, however, although foraging algorithms continue to play a role, they often take a backseat to the influence of other predispositions.
In this context women almost inevitably took a backseat.
The psychosis of manic depression took a backseat with the discovery of antipsychotic medications and their effectiveness for schizophrenia.
There is less interest in representing human behaviour accurately, where words take more of a backseat.
Formbased mechanical drills took the backseat to more meaningful practice activities, especially role-plays.
She was clearly quite simply someone who had far too much energy to take a backseat.
Computation in comparison to amplification takes a backseat in its generality.
Thus, social sector ministries are typically not afforded comparable power and social issues take a backseat.
From front porch to backseat.
Ethical questions took a backseat in the search for the edge because the waters were uncharted and the tough questions could not be answered without experience.
Many people believe that it is completely safe for children to travel on the backseat of a car or on an adult's lap.
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