On the back burner /'bɝnɚ/，意思是放在次要位置。

例句：

My wife's quite ambitious. After her unexpected pregnancy, family and friends assumed she'd delay working towards her PhD. But she wouldn't put her studies on the back burner. She's decided to take classes next semester and take care of the baby after he's born.

我太太特有追求。在她意外怀孕之后，家人和朋友都以为她得把读博士的事儿往后延一延了。可是，她不肯把学业放在次要位置上，决定下学期一边选课，一边照顾出生后的孩子。

(欢迎在文末下方留言on the back burner打卡，加强记忆)

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内容来自The Voice of America(VOA) - Words And Idioms。