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🔑 back·wardsBrE /ˈbækwədz/NAmE /ˈbækwərdz/ (also back·ward especially in NAmE) adverb🔑 towards a place or position that is behind 向后◆I lost my balance and fell backwards. 我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。◆He took a step backwards. 他退后一步。 OPP forward 🔑 in the opposite direction to the usual one 朝反方向；倒着◆'Ambulance' is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror. ambulance 是倒着写的，以便在镜中认读。◆In the movie they take a journey backwards through time. 影片中的人作逆时光旅行。🔑 towards a worse state 每况愈下地◆I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards. 我觉得回去和我父母一同生活会更糟。 OPP forward 🔑 (NAmE) (BrE ˌback to ˈfront) if you put on a piece of clothing backwards, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be （衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反） ●ˌbackward(s) and ˈforward(s) 🔑from one place or position to another and back again many times 来来回回◆She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair. 她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。●bend/lean over ˈbackwards (to do sth)to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair 尽力；竭力◆I've bent over backwards to help him. 我已尽最大努力帮助他。●know sb/sth ˈbackwards(informal, especially BrE) to know sb/sth extremely well 对…了如指掌（或倒背如流）；把…背得滚瓜烂熟◆She must know the play backwards by now. 她现在对这个剧本肯定是倒背如流。 |