——I came up with a few different thoughts on the proposal, but now I’ve completely run out of ideas.

——Maybe we can shelve the proposal for a while while you brainstorm.

——We could do that. But I hate to put everything on hold.

——You’re right, it's no good to have things up the air for too long.

——就这个提案我本来有几个不同的想法，但是我现在已经彻底没主意了。

——你们集体讨论讨论，也许我们可以把这个提案暂时搁置一下。

——当然可以这么做，但是我不喜欢把所有的事情搁置不理。

——你说得对，把事情拖着不解决没有好处。

Proposal:

英文解释：

》》something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

》》 marriage proposal: an offer of marriage

》》the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"

中文解释

n. 提议, 计划, 求婚

【经】提案, 申请, 投标

例句：

1. Set aside a proposal.她拒绝一项提议

2. Framed an alternate proposal.想了一个供选择的计划

3. His proposal was accepted.他的建议被接受了。

4. Any proposal for a negative income tax must have at least three elements-an income floor, a marginal tax rate, and a cutoff point.

负所得税的任何方案必须至少包括3个方面:最低收入，边际税率及中断点。

5. At a ball a famous general, a prince, was attracted to Tatyana. In spite of the fact that he was big and fat she accepted his proposal.

在一次舞会中，她引起了一位有名望的身为将军的公爵的注意。尽管他块头大，很肥胖，她还是接受了他的求婚。