"on the back burner" 怎么发音

expression

US

ON thuh BAK BUR-ner

UK

ON thuh BAK BUR-nuh

释义

If something is 'on the back burner', it is not a priority right now and will be dealt with later. It means you have delayed or paused working on it because something else is more important at the moment.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈbɝnɝ

英式英语

ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈæk/ /bˈɜːnɐ

简化发音

美式

ON thuh BAK BUR-ner

英式

ON thuh BAK BUR-nuh

语境中听

I'm putting my travel plans on the back burner for now.

The project was left on the back burner while we finished urgent work.

She decided to keep her idea on the back burner until next year.

Sometimes dreams have to stay on the back burner when life gets busy.