kick into touch
Slang Term
British
Unknown
informal
含义: postpone or abandon something
推迟或搁置某事
Posponer o abandonar algo.
先送りにする、棚上げにする
보류하다, 미루다
To delay dealing with an issue or remove it from immediate consideration. From rugby where kicking the ball into touch stops play.
延迟处理某个问题或将其从当前讨论中移除。源自橄榄球中把球踢出界外使比赛暂停。
Retrasar el tratamiento de un asunto o sacarlo de la consideración inmediata. Proviene del rugby, donde patear el balón fuera del campo detiene el juego.
問題への対処を遅らせたり、当面の検討から外したりすること。ラグビーでボールをタッチラインの外に蹴り出すとプレーが中断することに由来。
문제 해결을 미루거나 당장의 검토에서 제외하는 것. 럭비에서 공을 터치라인 밖으로 차서 경기를 중단시키는 것에서 유래.
例句
- The committee kicked the proposal into touch. 委员会把那项提案搁置了。El comité aparcó la propuesta.委員会はその提案を棚上げにした。위원회는 그 제안을 보류시켰다.
- We'll have to kick that project into touch for now. 我们暂时得把那个项目搁一搁。Tendremos que aparcar ese proyecto por ahora.今のところそのプロジェクトは先送りにしなければ。당분간 그 프로젝트는 미뤄야 할 것 같다.
- Don't just kick problems into touch - deal with them. 别光把问题往后推——去解决它们。No te limites a aparcar los problemas; resuélvelos.問題を先送りにせず、ちゃんと対処しなさい。문제를 그냥 미루지 말고 해결해라.
发音
用法指南
语境: business, politics
语气: matter-of-fact
✓ 正确说法
- Describe postponement描述推迟Describir un aplazamiento先送りを表現する연기를 묘사할 때
✗ 错误说法
- In American contexts - less understood在美国语境中不太容易被理解En contextos estadounidenses se entiende pocoアメリカではあまり理解されない表現미국에서는 잘 통하지 않는 표현
起源与历史
From rugby and football - kicking the ball into touch (out of bounds) stops play temporarily and removes the ball from active play.
文化背景
Era: modern
Generation: all ages
Social background: all
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