backward是什么意思？

backward

英[ˈbækwəd] 美[ˈbækwərd]

• adj. 向后的，反向的，怯生生的，落后的；
• adv. 向后地，相反地，回溯地；

例句

• The United Nations appealed to the people of the developed countries for aiding those of the backward countries. 联合国呼吁发达国家的人民援助落后国家的人民。
• 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 who does not advance falls backward. 不进则退。
• Yet news of the plans dismays some who think it's a step backward. 然而,一些人认为这种试验方法是一种倒退.
• He did a brilliant backward somersault. 他翻了个漂亮的后翻跟头.
• The present sheds a backward light on the world's previous processes. 现在给我们以启迪,使我们了解过去世界的种种进程.
• That country is transforming from a backward agricultural country into an advanced industrial country. 该国正在从落后的农业国转变为先进的工业国.
• Extrapolating backward, it was born rotating once every 20 milliseconds. 因此回溯到它刚诞生的时候,自转周期应是20毫秒.
• What are known as backward townships do exist in the rural areas. 现在乡村里面,所谓落后乡确是有的.
• The exploit machination is in backward status in tourism research usually. 旅游地开发策划历来在旅游研究领域里处于比较滞后的地位.

同义词

• adj.
  backward的同义词之：倒转的,相反的,逆向的
  opposite, reversionary, topsyturvy, refluent, upside-down, retrogressive, returning, inside-out, reversed, counter-clockwise, anticlockwise, reverse,
  backward的同义词之：流逝的
  lapsing,
  backward的同义词之：缓慢的,落后的,愚昧的
  senseless, stupid, irrational, doltish, idiotic, asinine, witless, slack, inept, foolish, dull, imbecile, feeble-minded, silly, tardy, behindhand, simple, retarded, behind, slow, rinky-dink, impeded, laggard, rustic,
  backward的同义词之：迟疑的,不情愿的,固执的
  reserved, averse, obdurate, timid, disinclined, reticent, shy, refractory, perverse, reluctant, pervicacious, balky, hesitant, unruly, wavering, wayward, stubborn, bashful, loath, demure, unwilling, loathful, mulish, recalcitrant,
• adv.
  backward的同义词之：向后,朝后
  retrogressively, in, reverse, rearward,
  backward的同义词之：混乱的
  before, horse, backwards, confused, the, totally, ass, cart,
• backward的同义词之：其他释义
  inverse,

反义词

• adv.
  backward的反义词之：向后;倒
  forward, ahead,
• backward的反义词之：其他释义
  onward, ahead, forward, precocious,

同义词解析

• 以下这些词均有"在后，向后" 的意思
  back：作为副词或形容词时，强调所修饰物的位置以及动作运动方向。
  backward：可用于人或物，指向后的，落后的或迟钝的。
  hind：指成对并且分前后的东西的"后面的"。
  behind：指一物同它物相对的位置或场所。

词组

• bend over backward 或 lean over backward
  To make an effort greater than is required. 竭尽全力：做比所需的更大的努力

英语四级真题

If you could move faster than light, your time would move backward.
出自-2011年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED
  落后的
  A backward country or society does not have modern industries and machines.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED
  迟钝的；学习吃力的
  A backward child has difficulty in learning.
  例句
  ...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。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. directed or facing toward the back or rear;
  "a backward view"
  2. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature;
  "a backward lover"
  3. retarded in intellectual development
• Adverb
  1. 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"
  2. 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"
  3. in or to or toward a past time;
  "set the clocks back an hour""never look back""lovers of the past looking fondly backward"

行业词典

• 体育： 转向后方；向后滑；
  大气科学： 后倾槽；backward-tilting trough 对流层中, 高空槽线位于低空槽线之后的槽。；