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.
[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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; NAmEˈbækwərd/adjective1★[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。3having 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; NAmEˈbækwərd/
LDC
backwardback‧ward /ˈbækwəd $ -wərd/ ●●○ adjective
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1[only before noun] looking or facing in the direction that is behind youOPP forward: She went without a backward glance.2developing slowly and less successfully than most others: a backward country a backward child—backwardness noun [uncountable]
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