单词 | backwards |
释义 | backwards 1.(towards the back)move, go, walk +向后地;倒退地;背部在先地;look, brush, comb +向后地 He walked backwards, glancing constantly over his shoulder.他后退着走, 不断地回头瞥一眼。 Keeping your back straight, swing one leg backwards.背部挺直, 一条腿向后甩。 to take a step backwards向后退一步 She took an involuntary step backwards, alarmed by his reaction.她被他的反应吓了一跳, 不由自主地向后退了一步。 to fall backwards向后倒 He fell backwards into the water.他仰面倒在水中。 to move backwards and forwards来回移动 I spent days walking backwards and forwards between the boss's office and my own.我有好几天时间都在老板办公室和我自己的办公室之间来回穿梭。 People travel backwards and forwards to and from London.人们来来回回出入伦敦。 2.(in reverse order)read a list, count, work +倒着地;逆着地 Count backwards from ten to zero.从10倒数到0。 He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.他倒着干, 从顶部往下建房子。 3.(in time)(时间上)向后地, 往回地 to look backwards (to the past)回顾过去 Some people prefer to look backwards instead of looking ahead to the future.一些人更愿意回顾过去, 而不是展望未来。 4.(into a worse state)每况愈下地;恶化地 There has been no progress, in fact I think we're going backwards.没有什么进展, 实际上我觉得我们的情况越来越糟。 The patient was slipping backwards.患者病情每况愈下。 a step backwards倒退 Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards.政府对企业增加干预将意味着倒退。 5.(towards point of origin)朝着起源地 6.to bend over backwards to do sthorto lean over backwards to do sthorto fall over backwards to do sth<非正式>(尤指为了取悦某人)尽力做某事 Everyone bent over backwards to try to make them feel at home.每个人都竭尽所能, 努力让他们觉得舒适自在。 We leant over backwards to make sure that candidates from minority groups were given a fair chance.我们竭尽全力确保来自少数派团体的候选人得到公平的机会。 7.to know sth backwards<美>to know sth backwards and forwards<非正式>对…了如指掌;对…倒背如流 I asked about one or two things that interest me and she really did know the subject backwards.我问了我感兴趣的一两个问题, 她对这一主题真是了如指掌。 |
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