backward

adjective

/ˈbækwəd/

/ˈbækwərd/

[only before noun] directed or moving towards the back向后的；朝后的
- She strode past him without a backward glance.她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made倒退的；反向的 synonym retrograde
- She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step.她觉得回到家乡生活就是没出息。
having made less progress than normal; developing slowly落后的；进步缓慢的
- a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity该国的一个落后地区，没有铺设马路也没有电力
- a backward child迟钝儿童
- (British English, informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy).她勇敢地站出来。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …

compare forward

词源Middle English: from earlier abackward, from aback.

backward

adverb

/ˈbækwəd/

/ˈbækwərd/

(especially North American English)

(also backwards British and North American English)

Idioms

towards a place or position that is behind倒退的；反向的
- I lost my balance and fell backward.我失去了平衡，向后摔倒了。
- He took a step backward.他向后退了一步。
- I stumbled backward and fell. 我向后跌了一跤。
opposite forward (1)
in the opposite direction to the usual one向后的；朝后的
- In the movie they take a journey backward through time.在电影中，他们进行了一次穿越时间的逆向旅行。
- ‘Evil’ spelled backward is ‘live’.“邪恶”拼写为“活的”。
- I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backward.我觉得时间仿佛停止了，时钟仿佛倒退了。
towards a worse state向后的；朝后的
- I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backward.我觉得和父母住在一起会是一种倒退。
opposite forward (3)
(North American English)
(British English back to front)
if you put on a piece of clothing backward, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be（衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反）

词源Middle English: from earlier abackward, from aback.

Idioms

backward and forward

from one place or position to another and back again many times来来回回
- She rocked backward and forward on her chair.她在椅子上前后摇晃。
- The film skips backward and forward through time.这部电影在时间中前后跳跃。

bend/lean over backward (to do something)

to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair尽力；竭力
- I've bent over backward to help him.我已经竭尽全力去帮助他了。

know somebody/something backwards

(informal, especially British English) to know somebody/something extremely well对…了如指掌（或倒背如流）；把…背得滚瓜烂熟
- She must know the play backward by now.她现在一定对这出戏了如指掌。

词汇	backward
释义	backward adjective /ˈbækwəd/ /ˈbækwərd/ [only before noun] directed or moving towards the back向后的；朝后的 She strode past him without a backward glance.她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。 moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made倒退的；反向的 synonym retrograde She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step.她觉得回到家乡生活就是没出息。 having made less progress than normal; developing slowly落后的；进步缓慢的 a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity该国的一个落后地区，没有铺设马路也没有电力 a backward child迟钝儿童 (British English, informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy).她勇敢地站出来。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … compare forward 词源Middle English: from earlier abackward, from aback. backward adverb /ˈbækwəd/ /ˈbækwərd/ (especially North American English) (also backwards British and North American English) Idioms towards a place or position that is behind倒退的；反向的 I lost my balance and fell backward.我失去了平衡，向后摔倒了。 He took a step backward.他向后退了一步。 I stumbled backward and fell. 我向后跌了一跤。 opposite forward (1) in the opposite direction to the usual one向后的；朝后的 In the movie they take a journey backward through time.在电影中，他们进行了一次穿越时间的逆向旅行。 ‘Evil’ spelled backward is ‘live’.“邪恶”拼写为“活的”。 I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backward.我觉得时间仿佛停止了，时钟仿佛倒退了。 towards a worse state向后的；朝后的 I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backward.我觉得和父母住在一起会是一种倒退。 opposite forward (3) (North American English) (British English back to front) if you put on a piece of clothing backward, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be（衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反）词源Middle English: from earlier abackward, from aback. Idioms backward and forward from one place or position to another and back again many times来来回回 She rocked backward and forward on her chair.她在椅子上前后摇晃。 The film skips backward and forward through time.这部电影在时间中前后跳跃。 bend/lean over backward (to do something) to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair尽力；竭力 I've bent over backward to help him.我已经竭尽全力去帮助他了。 know somebody/something backwards (informal, especially British English) to know somebody/something extremely well对…了如指掌（或倒背如流）；把…背得滚瓜烂熟 She must know the play backward by now.她现在一定对这出戏了如指掌。
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