| 释义 |
back·wards /ˈbækwədz/ ad. | phr.
ad.
1. (空间、时间方面)向后
lean backwards 后仰
look backwards over one's shoulder 回头向后看
look backwards over the past year 回顾过去的一年
2. 背部在先
It's not easy to walk backwards. 后退着走不容易。
drive backwards up a driveway 沿着车道倒车
He tumbled over backwards. 他仰天摔了一跤。
3. 往回，向原处
flow (roll) backwards 流 (滚) 回
4. 朝反方向；倒，逆
turn a handle backwards 倒摇手柄
You've put on your sweat shirt backwards. 你把汗衫前后穿倒了。
count backwards from ten to one 从10倒数到1
Zeus is Suez spelled backwards. Zeus(宙斯) 是 Suez (苏伊士) 的颠倒拼写形式。
ring the bells backwards (由低音到高音) 逆阶鸣钟
5. 每况愈下地
In some countries living conditions improved; in some they went backwards. 生活条件在某些国家里有所改善，在某些国家里却越来越差了。
phr. backwards and forwards 1. 来来回回；反复地 walk backwards and forwards 来回走动 2. 〈美口〉完完全全，彻底地 He understood automobile engine backwards and forwards. 他对汽车发动机了如指掌。bend (或 fall, lean) over backwards 1. 矫枉过正 2. 竭尽全力 They leaned over backwards to make her feel at home. 他们尽量设法使她不感到拘束。know sth. backwards 对某事物熟谙到倒背如流地步 |