backward

['bækwəd]

adj.向后的, 落后的
adv.向后

例句与用法：

This part of the country is still backward.

这个国家的这个地区仍很落后。

Although he is clever, he is backward in giving his views.

他虽然很聪明，却不善发表他的意见。

He looked backward over his shoulder.

他回头向后看。

词形变化：

副词: backwardly | 名词: backwardness |

a.

1. 向后的, 反向的, 返回的[Z]

2. 落后的, 发展迟缓的[(+in)]

In some cities housing conditions went backward.

某些城市的住房条件越来越差。

The teacher was patient with backward children.

那位老师对迟钝的学童十分耐心。

3. 怕羞的, 畏缩的; 犹豫的[F]

Frank was so backward that he hesitated to ask her to dance.

弗兰克非常腼腆, 不好意思请她跳舞。

4. 迟来的

ad.

1. 向后; 倒

She looked backward over her shoulder.

她回头往后看。

2. 背在前地

3. 在退步, 在恶化

backward

词形变化：

副词: backwardly | 名词: backwardness |

同义词：

rearward | behind | shy | in reverse | reverse | opposite | topsyturvy | upside-down | reversed | refluent | reversionary | returning | counter-clockwise | retrogressive | anticlockwise | inside-out | stupid | slack | senseless | back | idiotic | irrational | foolish | asinine | tardy | behindhand | imbecile | slow | silly | doltish | witless | laggard | rinky-dink | feeble-minded | inept | simple | dull | retarded | retrogressively | impeded | rustic | lapsing | disinclined | averse | retrograde | regressive | diffident | hesitant | reluctant | obdurate | back to front | refractory | perverse | balky | wavering | reserved | loath | reticent | loathful | unruly | timid | pervicacious | unwilling | stubborn | wayward | recalcitrant | bashful | mulish | backwards | demure | slow-witted | half-witted | feebleminded | inverse | rearwards | hind | in | before | horse | confused | the | totally | ass | cart |

反义词：

forward | ahead |

词义辨析：

同义:

ad.向后, 朝后

rearward

in reverse

retrogressively

ad.混乱的

totally confused

cart before the horse

ass backwards

a.倒转的, 相反的, 逆向的

reversed

reverse

opposite

topsyturvy

upside-down

counter-clockwise

anticlockwise

returning

refluent

retrogressive

reversionary

inside-out

a.流逝的

lapsing

a.缓慢的, 落后的, 愚昧的

slow

laggard

tardy

behindhand

slack

rinky-dink

foolish

silly

imbecile

idiotic

stupid

asinine

senseless

irrational

simple

feeble-minded

witless

doltish

retarded

behind

inept

rustic

impeded

dull

a.迟疑的, 不情愿的, 固执的

shy

hesitant

disinclined

loathful

loath

averse

reluctant

wavering

unwilling

balky

perverse

refractory

unruly

recalcitrant

obdurate

stubborn

wayward

mulish

pervicacious

reticent

bashful

reserved

timid

demure

同义参见:

inverse

反义:

ad.向后; 倒

forward

ahead

反义参见:

onward

precocious

backward['bækwəd]adv.1.■= backwardsadj.1.■(时间、空间方面)向后的，过去的2.■反向的，倒的3.■返回的，回原处的4.■晚的，来迟的5.■背部在先的6.■(发展)迟缓的，缓慢的，进步慢的；落后的；(智力上)迟钝的；愚钝的7.■迟疑的，犹豫的8.■腼腆的，羞怯的，害羞的，忸怩的9.■【棋戏】(兵)落后的n.1.■[诗歌用语]2.■(时间的)已逝部分3.■后面部分backward and forward= backwards and forwards [见 backwards]backward in coming forward[口语]羞怯畏缩的，退缩不前的，逡巡不前的；害羞的，腼腆的bend(或fall, lean) over backward= bend(或fall， lean) over backwards [见 backwards]know something backward= know something backwards [见 backwards]

1. directed behind or to the rear
   向后的
   she left the room without a backward glance.
   她没有回头看一眼就离开了房间。
   a gradual backward movement.
   渐渐的向后移动。
   ■reverting to an inferior state; retrograde
   倒退的
   the decision was a backward step.
   那个决定是倒退的一步。
   
2. (of a person) having learning difficulties
   （人）智力迟钝的
   ■having made less progress than is normal or expected
   落后的
   the Russian Empire was economically backward.
   俄罗斯帝国经济落后。
   
3. [predic.][with negative](backward in)lacking the confidence to do (something)
   羞怯的；犹豫的
   he was not backward in displaying his talents.
   他毫不畏缩展现自己才华。
   
4. (Cricket)(of a fielding position) behind an imaginary line passing through the stumps at the batsman's end at right angles to the wicket
   (板球)（场地位置）线后的
   

1. another word for backwards
   同 backwards
   

1. Middle English : from earlier abackward, from aback
   

1. In most adverbial uses backward and backwards are interchangeable the car rolled slowly backward and the car rolled slowly backwards are both equally acceptable. In North American English backward tends to be preferred to backwards, while in British English it is the other way round. As an adjective, on the other hand, the standard form is backward rather than backwards: uses such as a backwards glance as opposed to a backward glance are unusual (though not incorrect)
   

backward

形容词 backward:

directed or facing toward the back or rear

(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

retarded in intellectual development

同义词：feebleminded

副词 backward:

at or to or toward the back or rear

同义词：back, backwards, rearward, rearwards

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

同义词：backwards

in or to or toward a past time

同义词：back

backward

■Versa provides this operation in the form of a backward traversal.

Versa以向后遍历的形式提供这一操作。

■"That' s right. A bunch of backward elements!

“不是她们是谁，一群落后分子

■The ex post perspective is backward looking.

“事后”的视角乃是向后看的。

■The lower mandible could not move backward.

下颌不能再向后运动。

■He who do not advance fall backward.

不上进，必落后。

■Do not let him lie down or tilt his head backward.

不要让他躺下，也不要让他的头向后倾歪。

■China must not be content to remain backward.

中国不能安于落后。

■It is not large because China is economically backward.

中国因经济落后，故（现代工业无产阶级）人数不多。

■China is a backward country.

中国在国际上处于落后状态

■Most of the country is backward and poor.

中国的大部分地区仍很贫穷落后；

■China was poor and backward.

中国穷困和落后。

■Britain and the West saw China as backward and therefore coercible.

中国自视为世界的中心，周边的国家只能卑屈地前来通商。

■Summer is backward this year.

今年夏天来得晚。

■The crops are early [backward] this year.

今年的庄稼早 [晚]熟。

■The crops are backward this year.

今年的收获期较往年晚。

■The rainy season is backward this year.

今年的雨季来得晚。

■Count backward from ten to one.

从十倒数到一。

■From a climate change perspective, this is a step backward.

从气候变迁的角度来看，这是开倒车的做法。

■He is backward in giving people his views.

他不善向人表示他的意见。

■I think their backward attitude is a little distressing.

他们的看法不合潮流，是叫人觉得有点难堪。

■Two of their toes point forward and two point backward.

他们的足趾中的二个指出向前的和二点向后的。

■He stepped backward from the table.

他倒退了几步离开桌子。

■He stepped backward a pace or two.

他后退了一两步。

■He toppled backward onto the earth.

他向后仰倒在地。

■He took a backward step and ran away.

他向后退了一步,跑了。

■He stepped backward and fell over the cliff.

他向后退了一步就从悬崖上掉下去了。

■He looked backward over his shoulder.

他回头向后看。

■He looked backward(s) forty years.

他回顾到四十年前。

■He is backward in proposing to her.

他在向她求婚时畏缩了。

■He walked away without a backward glance.

他头也不回地扬长而去。

■Without a backward glance, he walked away.

他头也不回地走了。

■He lined out for home without a backward glance.

他头也不回，急忙往家里走去。

■He began to pace backward and forward on the bridge.

他开始在桥上来回踱步。

■He is backward in giving his views in public.

他怯于在公众场所发表意见。

■He leaned over backward( s) to please his immediate superior.

他拼命讨好他的顶头上司。

■He is backward in mathematics.

他数学差。

■He cut the ball so that it bounded almost backward.

他斜削这个球，使其几乎向后弹起。

■He leaned over backward( s) in his efforts to prove he is unprejudiced.

他极力证明自己是没有成见的。

■He has a firsthand taste of life in backward mountainous area.

他直接体验过落后山区的生活。

■He had a firsthand taste of life in backward mountainous areas.

他直接体验过落後山区的生活。

■He did a brilliant backward somersault.

他翻了个漂亮的后翻跟头。

■Although he is clever, he is backward in giving his views.

他虽然很聪明，却不善发表他的意见。

■Although he is clever , he is backward in giving his views .

他虽然聪明，但不勇于发表自己的意见。

■As a pupil, he was backward.

他读书时，是个迟钝的学生。

■He stumbled backward against a chair and fell into it.

他趄趄趔趔倒在一把椅子上。

■He is very grouchy is, microsoft is backward competitor.

他非常不兴奋的是，微软落后竞争对手。

■You can travel forward and backward through time.

你可以通过时间穿梭于过去和未来。

■This may seem backward and illogical.

你可能似乎是倒退和不合逻辑的。

■You are altogether backward, and below the mark.

你完全落后了，不及格。

■Do you think you could move your car backward a bit?

你把你的车往后移一点行吗？