take a back seat to
基本解释
- 位于……之后
- 退居次要地位
英汉例句
- You can be totally rational with a machine. But, if you work with people, sometimes logic has to take a back seat to understanding.
你与机器打交道时完全可以保持理性，但如果你与人打交道，有时逻辑需要让位与理解。 - If you're in a race to get your application developed and deployed, long-term maintainability can take a back seat to getting something to work.
如果在应用程序开发和部署方面存在竞争，那么长期可维护性可能被放在比较次要的地位。 - In that case President Obama's evident desire for America to take a back seat may well be thwarted.
这样的话，即使奥巴马总统明显只想让美国退居幕后，到时候也无法置身事外了。 - Republicans would need a 40-seat gain in November to take back majority control in the U.S.House of Representatives.
- In research reports, GAAP results often take a back seat to pro forma results.
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FORBES: How To Travel Like The Pros - Unfortunately, physics, economics and entrepreneurship take a back seat to our legalistic, third-party payment system.
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