释义 |
take a back seat accept a poorer or lower position;be second to sth.or sb.else;take second place 接受较差或较低的位置;成为次要的人或事情;退居其次 *With no hope of winning,he had to take a back seat in the contest.眼看自己在比赛中无望获胜,他只得甘拜下风。 *During the war all manufacturing had to take a back seat to military needs.在战争期间,一切生产都要服从军事需要。 |