an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
the large log at the back of a hearth fire
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Verb:
accumulate and create a backlog
造句
用作名詞(n.)
My secretary can not cope with the backlog of paperwork. 我的秘書(shū)無(wú)力處理積壓下來(lái)的文書(shū)作業(yè)。
It will take a month to clear the backlog of work. 要花一個(gè)月的時(shí)間才能清理完積壓的工作。
用作動(dòng)詞(v.)
Orders are starting to backlog faster than we can process them. 訂單開(kāi)始形成積壓,我們來(lái)不及處理。