take a back seat
常见例句
- Executives from two firms attest that its representatives take a back seat at board meetings.
两个公司的主管认可中投代表在董事会议中退居二线。 - Despite that criticism, do you still stand by your position that human rights should take – should not take a back seat to economic and environmental concerns, get in the way of your agenda there?
撇开这些批评,你是否仍然坚持你的立场,即人权应当──不应当让位于经济和环境问题,不应当妨碍你在那里的议程? - Cooperating with the US may, in the future, take a back seat to Moscow's own regional offensive, some say.
有些人认为与美国合作可能会使俄罗斯自己的区域扩张计划在将来黯然退色。 - 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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