But in America, literal meanings take a backseat to more subjective associations.

但在美国，字面意义让位于更主观的联想。

Although they are so important for happiness, friends often take a backseat to other life decisions.

虽然朋友对于人生幸福是很重要的事情，但在其它人生选择当前时，这一项经常退居次要位置。

So, to take a backseat means to choose not to take control and let someone else be in charge.

to take a backseat的意思是选择让出控制权，让其他人去负责。

This is the fight that is worth fighting and high carb versus low carb can take a backseat for now.

这是一场值得一战的战争，高碳水化合物和低碳水化合物现在可以退居二线。

After all those years that I supported you, took a backseat to your career, you couldn't do the same for me.

这些年来 我一直支持着你，支持着你的事业 你就不能同样地支持我。

The rest have to take a backseat.

其他案子只能往后推。

He's taking a backseat on too many cases.

他处理了太多案件的幕后工作。

Be more assertive.Don't take a backseat in your own life.

要更加自信。不要在自己的生活中占次要地位。

However, over time, the Norse myths and  legends took a backseat to the Christian ideas.

然而，随着时间的推移，北欧神话和传说让位于基督教思想的次要地位。

So smart design will have to take the driver's seat if people are to take a backseat role on the road ahead.

因此，如果人们要在未来的道路上坐到后座去，驾驶位的设计至关重要。

It's custom-built processor as the defining feature of a Pixel phone, while the camera takes a backseat.

它是定制处理器，是 Pixel 手机的标志性功能，而相机则处于次要地位。

It's time for him to take a backseat and we're not going to see him in public life.

现在是他退居二线的时候了，我们不会在公共生活中看到他。

So when we see a guy that we feel might be a romantic possibility, it's even harder for us to take a backseat.

所以当我们看到一个可以发展关系的男人时，我们很难做到屈居人后。

I would therefore like Europe to stand in the place of the Americans. And I want to tell you here that France will not take a backseat.

因此，我决定取代美国的位置。我要告诉大家，法国会当仁不让，绝不退缩。

When I can put all my focus on one thing, worries and thoughts take a backseat and I'm only there now, absorbed totally in a single thing.

当我能把所有的注意力都放在一件事上时，担忧和想法就退居二线，我才能活在当下，完全沉浸在一件事上。

Compared to other human threats to marine ecosystems, such as oil spills, trash, and overfishing, sound pollution has taken a backseat in regulatory debates.

与石油泄漏、垃圾和过度捕捞等其他人类对海洋生态系统的威胁相比，声音污染在监管辩论中退居二线。

So we'll kind of see how that evolves, but kind of taking a backseat to all of the great innovation that's happening at Microsoft.

所以我们会看看它是如何演变的，但有点让位于微软正在发生的所有伟大创新。