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1 away from one's front; towards the back 向後:
He looked backwards over his shoulder. 他回头向後看. 用法:
2 with the back or the end first 倒著; 颠倒:
It's not easy to run backwards. 倒著跑不容易. *
The word `star' is `rats' backwards. star这个字是倒著拼的 rats. 用法:
3 toward a worse or a previous state 回到更坏的或先前的状况:
Let's take a journey backwards through time, ie imagine we are going back to an earlier period in history. 让我们作一次逆著时间的旅行（想像我们回到过去的历史时期里）. *
Instead of making progress, my work actually seems to be going backwards. 我的工作不但没有进步, 实际上像是在倒退. =>Usage at forward2 用法见 forward2. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) ,backward(s) and `forward(s) first in one direction and then in the other 来回地:
travelling backwards and forwards between London and the south coast 往返於伦敦和南海岸之间 *
[attrib 作定语] a backward and forward movement 往复运动. bend/lean over `backwards (to do sth) (infml) make a great effort 努力; 竭力:
Although we bent over backwards to please her, our new manager was still very critical of our work. 尽管我们竭力讨好新经理, 但她仍然对我们的工作百般挑剔. know sth backwards => know. |