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
Noun
1. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities