adv. 向后，在后，在后方；倒，逆；回向原处。 lean backwards 往后靠。 spell backwards 倒拼；误解，曲解。 backward(s) and forward(s) 忽前忽后；来回地。 go backwards 倒退，退步，堕落。 say backwards 倒说。 adj. 1.向后方的，向后的。 2.倒的；反的，相反的。 3.落后的，晚的；迟缓的，慢的；进步慢的。 4.愚钝的；畏缩的，迟疑的，怕羞的。 短语和例子 a backward child 智力差(落于人后)的孩子。 The country is in a backward state. 那个国家是落后的。 Summer is backward this year. 今年夏天来得晚。 be backward in (preparations, duty) (准备)迟缓；忽视(责任)。 adv. -ly ,-ness n. 落后，迟疑。
directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" 同义词：back, back,
at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" 同义词：back, backwards, rearward, rearwards, back, backwards, rearward, rearwards,
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it''s easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward" 同义词：backwards, backwards,
in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" 同义词：back, back,
at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" 同义词：back, backwards, rearward, rearwards, back, backwards, rearward, rearwards,
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it''s easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward" 同义词：backwards, backwards,
having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"
retarded in intellectual development 同义词：half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded,
例句与用法
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She rose and took a tentative step backward . 她起身试探着退了一步。
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The child is backward in his studies . 这孩子的学习成绩属下游。
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The calcaneus projects backward behind the ankle . 跟骨突出于踝部的后方。
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I know that i will not be able to go backward . 我知道我是不会打退堂鼓的。
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The guard pitched backward without a sound . 警卫一声不吭，仰面朝天倒在地上。
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He stepped backward from the table . 他倒退了几步离开桌子。
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As a pupil, he was backward . 他读书时，是个迟钝的学生。
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The country is in a backward state . 那个国家是落后的。
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He stumbled backward against a chair and fell into it . 他趄趄趔趔倒在一把椅子上。
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I lost my balance and toppled backward to the floor . 我失去了平衡，朝后栽倒在地板上。
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