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| /ˈbækwədz/ |
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| 1 | if you move or look backwards , you move or look in the direction that is behind you 向后 |
| He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion. 爆炸力把他往后抛去。 |
| I glanced backwards over my shoulder to see if anyone was following me. 我转过头看是否有人在跟踪我。 |
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| 2 | in the opposite way or order from usual 朝反方向；逆；倒 |
| Count backwards from ten to one. 从10倒数到1。 |
| Let’ s work backwards through all the steps to see where we went wrong. 让我们倒推所有的步骤，看看问题出在哪里。 |
| | 2a | with the back part at the front 背部在前地 | | Your skirt is on backwards. 你的裙子前后穿反了。 | |
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| 3 | towards a time in the past （时间上）回溯 |
| It’ s only by looking backwards that we can understand how these rivalries developed. 只有通过回顾过去我们才能理解这些对抗行为是怎样产生的。 |
| | 3a | not progressing but changing back to a previous worse state 退步地；每况愈下地 | | With these new weaker pollution controls, the government seems to be moving backwards. 出台这些更为不得力的控制污染的新措施，政府似乎在倒退。 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | backwards and forwards
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| moving first in one direction and then in the opposite direction many times |
| 来回地 |
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| Father Brogan began to pace backwards and forwards. 布罗根神父开始来回踱步。 |
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| See also | | - bend 1 | | - know 1 | |
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