back·ward

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退步。
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
- (British English, informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy).她勇敢地站出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(old-fashioned, offensive) (of a child) slow to learn; finding it difficult to make progress in learning学习速度慢；发现学习上很难取得进步 This use is considered offensive. You can say that the person has a learning disability or is learning disabled instead.

compare forward

Word OriginMiddle English: from earlier abackward, from aback.

back·ward

adverb

/ˈbækwəd/

/ˈbækwərd/

(especially North American English)

(also backwards British and North American English)

Idioms

towards a place or position that is behind向后
- I lost my balance and fell backward.我失去平衡，向后倒去。
- He took a step backward.他向后退了一步。
- I stumbled backward and fell. 我向后一绊，摔倒了。
opposite forward (1)
in the opposite direction to the usual one朝反方向；倒着
- In the movie they take a journey backward through time.在电影中，他们进行了一次穿越时空的旅行。
- ‘Evil’ spelled backward is ‘live’.“邪恶”倒过来就是“活”。
- I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backward.我感觉时间仿佛停止了，时钟倒退了。
towards a worse state每况愈下地
- 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）

Word OriginMiddle 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.影片随着时间的推移向前和向后跳跃。

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.我竭尽全力去帮助他。

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.她现在肯定已经知道这出戏了。

单词	backward
释义	back·ward 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退步。 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 (British English, informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy).她勇敢地站出来。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … (old-fashioned, offensive) (of a child) slow to learn; finding it difficult to make progress in learning学习速度慢；发现学习上很难取得进步 This use is considered offensive. You can say that the person has a learning disability or is learning disabled instead. compare forward Word OriginMiddle English: from earlier abackward, from aback. back·ward adverb /ˈbækwəd/ /ˈbækwərd/ (especially North American English) (also backwards British and North American English) Idioms towards a place or position that is behind向后 I lost my balance and fell backward.我失去平衡，向后倒去。 He took a step backward.他向后退了一步。 I stumbled backward and fell. 我向后一绊，摔倒了。 opposite forward (1) in the opposite direction to the usual one朝反方向；倒着 In the movie they take a journey backward through time.在电影中，他们进行了一次穿越时空的旅行。 ‘Evil’ spelled backward is ‘live’.“邪恶”倒过来就是“活”。 I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backward.我感觉时间仿佛停止了，时钟倒退了。 towards a worse state每况愈下地 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） Word OriginMiddle 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.影片随着时间的推移向前和向后跳跃。 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.我竭尽全力去帮助他。 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.她现在肯定已经知道这出戏了。
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