英语词汇“take a back seat”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

take a back seat

if an activity takes a back seat, you spend less time doing that than other things.

He's been putting all his energies into house-hunting recently so his studies have had to take a back seat.In my early twenties, politics very much took a back seat to sport and socializing.

(sometimes + to)

to let other people take a more active and responsible part in an organization or a situation.

I was content to take a back seat and let the rest of my family deal with the crisis.

take a backseat

1. To be given a lower priority. Unfortunately, I had the flu last week, so everything else around the house had to take a back seat.

2. To willingly take a less prominent role in some situation. I took a back seat during the presentation because I knew you could handle it.

take a back seat

Occupy an inferior position; allow another to be in control. For example, Linda was content to take a back seat and let Nancy run the meeting. This idiom uses back seat in contrast to the driver's seat, that is, the one in control. [Mid-1800s]

take a back seat

COMMON

1. If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power, importance, or responsibility. I was happy to take a back seat and give someone else the opportunity to manage the project. I always used to take a back seat and let people get on with it.

2. If one thing takes a back seat to another, people give the first thing less attention because it is less important or interesting than the other thing. It is true that in the Apollo programme science took a back seat to technology and engineering. As the novel progresses, the war takes a back seat to the growing romance between Harvey and Martha.

take a back seat

take or be given a less important position or role. Compare with in the driver's seat (at driver).

take a back ˈseat

change to a less important role or function: After forty years in the business, it’s time for me to take a back seat and let someone younger take over. OPPOSITE: in the driving seat

词汇	take a back seat
释义	Idiom take a back seat 1. if an activity takes a back seat, you spend less time doing that than other things. He's been putting all his energies into house-hunting recently so his studies have had to take a back seat.In my early twenties, politics very much took a back seat to sport and socializing. (sometimes + to) 2. to let other people take a more active and responsible part in an organization or a situation. I was content to take a back seat and let the rest of my family deal with the crisis. take a backseat 1. To be given a lower priority. Unfortunately, I had the flu last week, so everything else around the house had to take a back seat. 2. To willingly take a less prominent role in some situation. I took a back seat during the presentation because I knew you could handle it. take a back seat Occupy an inferior position; allow another to be in control. For example, Linda was content to take a back seat and let Nancy run the meeting. This idiom uses back seat in contrast to the driver's seat, that is, the one in control. [Mid-1800s] take a back seat COMMON 1. If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power, importance, or responsibility. I was happy to take a back seat and give someone else the opportunity to manage the project. I always used to take a back seat and let people get on with it. 2. If one thing takes a back seat to another, people give the first thing less attention because it is less important or interesting than the other thing. It is true that in the Apollo programme science took a back seat to technology and engineering. As the novel progresses, the war takes a back seat to the growing romance between Harvey and Martha. take a back seat take or be given a less important position or role. Compare with in the driver's seat (at driver). take a back ˈseat change to a less important role or function: After forty years in the business, it’s time for me to take a back seat and let someone younger take over. OPPOSITE: in the driving seat
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