take a back seat

基本解释

• 处于默默无闻的地位；处于次要地位；退居二线

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Executives from two firms attest that its representatives take a back seat at board meetings.
  两个公司的主管认可中投代表在董事会议中退居二线。
• Despite that criticism, do you still stand by your position that human rights should take – should not take a back seat to economic and environmental concerns, get in the way of your agenda there?
  撇开这些批评，你是否仍然坚持你的立场，即人权应当──不应当让位于经济和环境问题，不应当妨碍你在那里的议程？
• Cooperating with the US may, in the future, take a back seat to Moscow's own regional offensive, some say.
  有些人认为与美国合作可能会使俄罗斯自己的区域扩张计划在将来黯然退色。

原声例句

• Republicans would need a 40-seat gain in November to take back majority control in the U.S.House of Representatives.

权威例句

• In research reports, GAAP results often take a back seat to pro forma results.
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• In the basketball teams that fly charter, bosses take a back seat to the workers--literally.
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• Unfortunately, physics, economics and entrepreneurship take a back seat to our legalistic, third-party payment system.
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词组短语

短语

• To take a back seat 次要的
• take a back seat to 位于……之后
• take a seat back 采取座椅靠背;采取一个椅背;正在翻译

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to choose not to be in a position of responsibility in an organization or activity