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backward adj.向后的；落后的adv.向后 (1) 他向后退了一步,跑了。(2) 这个国家的这个地区仍很落后。(3) 他虽然很聪明，却不善发表他的意见。(4) 他回头向后看。(5) 他向后退了一步就从悬崖上掉下去了。 When you go backward, you move in reverse. You might give a backward glance at a person as you walk away. Backward also means "slow," or "behind the times," as in a backward government that doesn't allow girls to go to school. If you wear your clothes backward, then you’re dressing like Kris Kross, the hip-hop duo from the 90s. The Old English roots are on bæc, "back," and -weard, "toward." Backwards (with an “s”) is primarily British usage.

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英 ['bækwəd] 美 ['bækwərd] (1) He took a backward step and ran away.(2) This part of the country is still backward.(3) Although he is clever, he is backward in giving his views.(4) He looked backward over his shoulder.(5) He stepped backward and fell over the cliff. Backward means "toward the rear" or "behind." It’s the opposite of forward. If you stop peddling your bike on a hill, you’ll start rolling backward. If you count backward from 10 to 1, you probably just hypnotized someone. 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。backwardnessI  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

英语单词	backward
英美音标	英 ['bækwəd] 美 ['bækwərd]
中文释义	adj.向后的；落后的 adv.向后
英语例句	(1) He took a backward step and ran away. (2) This part of the country is still backward. (3) Although he is clever, he is backward in giving his views. (4) He looked backward over his shoulder. (5) He stepped backward and fell over the cliff.
中文例句	(1) 他向后退了一步,跑了。 (2) 这个国家的这个地区仍很落后。 (3) 他虽然很聪明，却不善发表他的意见。 (4) 他回头向后看。 (5) 他向后退了一步就从悬崖上掉下去了。
vocabulary简明	Backward means "toward the rear" or "behind." It’s the opposite of forward. If you stop peddling your bike on a hill, you’ll start rolling backward. If you count backward from 10 to 1, you probably just hypnotized someone.
vocabulary扩展	When you go backward, you move in reverse. You might give a backward glance at a person as you walk away. Backward also means "slow," or "behind the times," as in a backward government that doesn't allow girls to go to school. If you wear your clothes backward, then you’re dressing like Kris Kross, the hip-hop duo from the 90s. The Old English roots are on bæc, "back," and -weard, "toward." Backwards (with an “s”) is primarily British usage.
柯林斯解释	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

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