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/bæ̱kwə(r)d/

In American English, backward is usually used as an adverb instead of backwards.Backward is also sometimes used in this way in formal British English. See backwards for 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。

1
[ADJ 形容词]向后的,往后的(一些人亦使用backwards) A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
  [ADJ n]
  • 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。

  • He did a backward flip.

    他做了一个后空翻。

  • 2
    [ADJ 形容词]倒退的;不进反退的 If someone takes a backward step, they do something that does not change or improve their situation, but causes them to go back a stage.
      [ADJ n]
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 3
    [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]落后的 A backward country or society does not have modern industries and machines.
  • 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。

  • backwardness
  • I was astonished at the backwardness of our country at the time.

    我们国家当时的落后程度让我感到震惊。

  • 4
    [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]迟钝的;学习吃力的 A backward child has difficulty in learning.
  • ...research into teaching techniques to help backward children...

    关于帮助落后孩子的教学方法研究

  • 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。

  • backwardness
  • ...her backwardness in practical and physical activities.

    她在实践和体育活动方面的迟钝


  • Oxford
    back·ward / ˈbækwəd ; NAmE ˈbækwərd / adjective 1 [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。 2 moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made 倒退的;反向的 SYN
    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没出息。
    3 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 a backward child 迟钝儿童 ( BrE) ( informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy). 她勇敢地站出来。 compare
    forward
    adj.
    back·ward / ˈbækwəd ; NAmE ˈbækwərd /
    LDC
    backwardback‧ward /ˈbækwəd $ -wərd/ ●●○ adjective
    Examples
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1[only before noun] looking or facing in the direction that is behind you OPP  forward:  She went without a backward glance.2developing slowly and less successfully than most others:  a backward country a backward childbackwardness noun [uncountable]
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