PHRASE
在野;不掌權；不活躍；坐冷板凳
If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time.
例句
...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness...
擺脫了12年在野狀態的政黨
For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.
這么長時間以來，他一直在坐冷板凳，等著被召回參加板球對抗賽。