backward

英 [ˈbækwəd]

美 [ˈbækwərd]

adj.  向后的; 朝后的; 倒退的; 反向的; 落后的; 进步缓慢的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.8489 / COCA.5204

同义词辨析

backwardbackwards【导航词义：向后】

牛津词典

adj.

• 向后的；朝后的
  directed or moving towards the back
  1. 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。
• 倒退的；反向的
  moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made
  1. 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。
• 落后的；进步缓慢的
  having made less progress than normal; developing slowly
  1. 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
  2. a backward child
     迟钝儿童
  3. She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy) .
     她勇敢地站出来。

柯林斯词典

In American English,backwardis usually used as an adverb instead ofbackwards.Backwardis also sometimes used in this way in formal British English. Seebackwardsfor these uses.
美国英语通常将backward用作副词，而不用backwards。正式的英国英语中有时也有这种用法。此类用法参见backwards。

• ADJ 向后的，往后的（一些人亦使用backwards)
  Abackwardmovement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people usebackwardsfor this meaning.
  1. He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry...
     他打开2号公寓的门，回头瞥了拉里一眼，然后就进了房间。
  2. He did a backward flip.
     他做了一个后空翻。
• ADJ 倒退的；不进反退的
  If someone takes abackwardstep, they do something that does not change or improve their situation, but causes them to go back a stage.
  1. At a certain age, it's not viable for men to take a backward step into unskilled work...
     到了一定的年龄，就不可能再退回去干不需要技能的工作。
  2. Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
     许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。
• ADJ-GRADED 落后的
  Abackwardcountry or society does not have modern industries and machines.
  1. We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country.
     我们应当为落后的祖国加快变革的脚步。
• ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的；学习吃力的
  Abackwardchild has difficulty in learning.
  1. ...research into teaching techniques to help backward children...
     关于帮助落后孩子的教学方法研究
  2. I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward.
     我学走路和说话都很慢，所以我父母以为我很迟钝。

英英释义

adj

• directed or facing toward the back or rear
  1. a backward view
• (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
  1. a backward lover
• having made less than normal progress
  1. an economically backward country
• retarded in intellectual development
  Synonym:half-wittedslow-wittedfeebleminded

adv

• in or to or toward a past time
  1. set the clocks back an hour
  2. never look back
  3. lovers of the past looking fondly backward
  Synonym:back
• at or to or toward the back or rear
  1. he moved back
  2. tripped when he stepped backward
  3. she looked rearward out the window of the car
  Synonym:backbackwardsrearwardrearwards
• in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
  1. it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'
  2. the child put her jersey on backward
  Synonym:backwards

双语例句

• People still think of it as a backward country.
  人们依旧认为这是一个落后的国家。
• He slips backward down the development tree.
  他滑倒了发展落后的树。
• The main contents of backward engineering technology have been introduced in this paper.
  文章阐述了逆向工程技术的主要内容。
• He took two steps backward
  他后退了两步。
• Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
  许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。
• You can not be unkind to your mother when she has bent over backward to please you.
  你母亲一直竭力使你愉快，你不能冷待她。
• He stepped backward and fell over the cliff.
  他向后退了一步就从悬崖上掉下去了。
• The crops are early [ backward] this year.
  今年的庄稼早[晚]熟。
• What time is the same spelling backward and forward?
  什么时候是相同的拼写向后和向前的？
• I know this book backward.
  我对这本书是倒背如流。