| 词汇 | example_english_back-burner |
| 释义 | back burnercollocation in Englishmeanings of backand burnerThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with back. back noun[C] uk /bæk/ us /bæk/ the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from ... See more at back burner noun[C] uk /ˈbɜː.nər/ us /ˈbɝː.nɚ/ the part of a cooker, light, etc. that produces flame ... See more at burner Examples of back burnerThese 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. Counter-productive masters were put on the backburner (front burner did not become fashionable until the 1970s). But reform was put on the backburner. Representations made to them are placed on the backburner as they deal with the more momentous matters of how they can consolidate their hold on power. But when moral issues are placed on the backburner of a campaign or partisan moral differences are blurred, the orthodox-progressive divide should be much less relevant to political behaviour. Institutional reform has been put on the backburner, and there is no sign yet of agricultural reform. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All the schemes for electrification have been put on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those that demand careful consideration and attention are left on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has not been put on the backburner, and we shall seek the earliest legislative opportunity to push ahead with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We understood that the project was secure, but now it is to be pushed on to the backburner as the financial package is re-examined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That company is then dissolved or put on a backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The real solution —a major increase in resources —is put on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not something which has just been plucked off the backburner; it has been discussed for a long time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Better still, it is no longer sacrilegious to ask the question: should the whole project not be put on the backburner? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English To put it bluntly the matter has been put on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless things improve rapidly, animal welfare could be put on a backburner and that would be a very bad thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea of a healthy body had been pushed on to the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rather than push questions about reform on to the backburner, it has brought those questions further forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe for a moment that it is adequate simply to put the problem on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is not on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It now appears that it has been put on the backburner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of back Go to the definition of burner See other collocations with back |
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