front burner

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• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)前墻燃燒器

英漢解釋

n.	1. a position of importance or priority

例句

Multiple security threats in India's neighbourhood must be on the front burner of any new administration as soon as it is formed.

新政府一旦成立，必須把印度周邊的多重安全威脅視為當務(wù)之急。

The committee has put consideration of that question on the front burner.

委員會已把那個問題放在首位。

For the environment, this means that climate change legislation will be on the front burner as soon as the new session opens.

對環(huán)境，這意味著氣候變化的立法，將是當務(wù)之急，一旦新一屆打開。

Unfortunately, now that the IPO is back on the front burner, the calendar isn't AIA's friend.

不幸的是，當IPO重新成為當務(wù)之急時，友邦保險卻沒有遇上好時候。

Since you're a student, you should put your study on the front burner.

既然你是個學(xué)生，你就應(yīng)該把學(xué)業(yè)當成首要的任務(wù)。

The work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines.

他們趕在最后期限前差不多完成了所有工作。

With the global quest for long-term competitiveness assuming new urgency, education is on everyone's front burner.

隨著全球對于面對新的緊急事件所需的長期競爭力，教育已經(jīng)成為每個人的頭等大事。

Does twisting the leftmost knob turn on the left-front burner, or does it turn on the left-rear burner?

旋轉(zhuǎn)最左邊的旋鈕控制的是左邊前端的火眼，還是后端的火眼呢？

It needs Russian cooperation on front-burner issues such as Iran and the war in Afghanistan.

因為，在一些當務(wù)之急的問題上，比如伊朗和阿富汗戰(zhàn)爭，它必須與俄國保持合作。