| [/ˈbækwəd; ˋbækwɚd/] adj 用法:
1 directed towards the back or the starting point 向後的; 向原出发点的:
a backward glance, somersault 向後一瞥、翻一个筋斗. 用法:
2 having made or making less than normal progress 落後的; 後进的:
a very backward part of the country, with no proper roads and no electricity 这个国家中极其落後的地区, 既没有像样的公路也没有电力供应 *
John was rather backward as a child; he was nearly three before he could walk. , . 用法:
3 [pred 作表语] ~ (in sth) shy; reluctant; hesitant 害羞; 怯生生; 迟疑:
Sheila is very clever but rather backward in expressing her ideas. 希拉很聪明, 然而在表达思想时却有些腼腆. Cf 参看 forward. |