每日一詞 215 backlog 積壓

今天我們要學的詞兒是backlog。 Backlog是指積壓的意思。"a backlog of orders" 就是積壓的訂單。"A backlog of mail" 是積壓的郵件。我休產(chǎn)假回來上班后，有一大堆工作等著我做，可以說 "When I returned from maternity leave, there was a backlog of work waiting for me."

美國正在就移民改革議案進行辯論，讓非法移民有可能變?yōu)楹戏ǎ窃诖酥埃?quot;There is a backlog of existing cases to eliminate," 是說移民局必須先把現(xiàn)有的積壓案件處理掉。好的，今天我們學習的詞兒是backlog...

1 backlog

n.積壓未辦之事

參考例句：

It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一個月的時間才能清理完積壓的工作。

Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投資來減輕積壓的維修工作。

2 maternity

n.母性，母道，婦產(chǎn)科病房;adj.孕婦的，母性的

參考例句：

Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工產(chǎn)假期間工資照發(fā)。

Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受訓的護士必須在產(chǎn)科病房工作數(shù)周。