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backburner

/bˈækbɜnɚ/ verb

To relegate to a lower priority.

Word Origin A compound of back and burner — a backburner is literally a stove burner at the back, used for simmering. Metaphorically, to put something on the backburner is to delay it. The same roots give us backfire, background, burnout, and brand (a burning mark). The PIE root *gwher- 'to heat, burn' also underlies warm and furnace.

verb To relegate to a lower priority.

We need to backburner the website redesign until after the product launch.

(动词) 降低优先级；暂缓处理；搁置

我们需要将网站重新设计的事情推迟到产品发布之后。

(verbo) Relegar a una prioridad más baja.

Necesitamos posponer el rediseño del sitio web hasta después del lanzamiento del producto.

(verbe) Reléguer à un rang de priorité inférieur ; remettre à plus tard.

Nous devons **backburner** la refonte du site web jusqu'après le lancement du produit.

(Verb) auf Eis legen; zurückstellen [Etwas auf eine niedrigere Prioritätsstufe setzen oder vorübergehend zurückstellen.]

Wir müssen das Redesign der Website **backburnern**, bis nach dem Produktlaunch.

(動詞) ～を優先順位を下げる、～を後回しにする。

製品の発売が終わるまで、ウェブサイトの再設計を後回しにする必要がある。

(verbo) adiar; colocar em segundo plano; pôr de lado; engavetar; arquivar [Rebaixar para uma prioridade menor.]

Precisamos adiar o redesign do site até depois do lançamento do produto.

Synonyms: postpone defer shelve delay put off sideline table suspend Antonyms: prioritize advance expedite accelerate
Word parts: back + burn + er

Related words

backer backward backwards burner burnable

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