Mary was happy to take a back seat and let Jim run the meeting.

玛丽很高兴能退居次要位置，让吉姆来负责会议。

Now he's getting older he's decided to take a back seat in running the company.

他年事已高，所以他决定退居二线，让出公司的经营权。

If the Facebook network is to take a back seat, there may be a case for regrouping under a new name.

如果说Facebook社交网络要退居次位，或许就有理由用一个新名称进行重组了。

It'll force the elections to take a back seat.

让我们的选举无人问津。

I know it's hard for you to take a back seat.

我知道让你暂时抽身非常困难。

We have to manage all kinds of different stresses and sometimes your English practice has to take a back seat and that's okay.

我们必须处理各种不同的压力，有时你的英语练习不得不退居二线，这是没有关系的。

Oh I get it! 'To take a back seat' is an idiom that means to give up control and let someone else take responsibility.

哦，我明白了！这个习语的意思是放弃控制权，让其他人来负责。

And you know what, for a pIayer on the national team, personal affairs are supposed to take a back seat to training and competitions.

而且，你知道吗，对于一名国家队的队员，个人私事必须让位于训练和比赛。

When Hoke pulls the car over, he finally refuses to take a back seat to Miss Daisy by insisting that she at least is forbidden to tell him when he needs ro go to the bathroom.

当Hoke停下车的时候，你总不能连我什么时候上厕所都要横加干涉吧。