backwards

美 [ˈbækwərdz]英 [ˈbækwədz]
  • adv.向后;倒着;朝反方向;每况愈下地
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adv.

1

向后
towards a place or position that is behind

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。

2

朝反方向;倒着
in the opposite direction to the usual one

‘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。

3

每况愈下地
towards a worse state

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。

4


习语

from one place or position to another and back again many times

她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。
She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair.

to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair

我已尽最大努力帮助他。
I've bent over backwards to help him.

to know sb/sth extremely well

她现在对这个剧本肯定是倒背如流。
She must know the play backwards by now.

backwards

频次

  • 2
    ADV 向后;朝后
    If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.

    The diver flipped over backwards into the water...

    潜水员向后翻身入水。

  • 3
    ADV 倒转地;逆向地;相反地
    If you do something backwards, you do it in the opposite way to the usual way.

    He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.

    他把工序倒过来了,从上往下建房子。

  • 4
    ADV 倒退地;后退地;退步地
    You use backwards to indicate that something changes or develops in a way that is not an improvement, but is a return to old ideas or methods.

    Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards.

    政府加强对企业的干涉将是一种倒退。

  • 5
    See also:backward

  • 6
    PHRASE 来来回回;往复
    If someone or something moves backwards and forwards, they move repeatedly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.

    Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth.

    将牙线在齿间来回拉动。

  • 7
    PHRASE 熟知,对…了如指掌(美国英语中作know something backward and forward)
    In British English, if you say that someone knows something backwards, you are emphasizing that they know it very well. In American English, you say that someone knows something backward and forward .

    I asked about one or two things that interest me and she really did know it all backwards.

    我问了一两样我感兴趣的东西,她的确都了如指掌。

  • 8
    to bend over backwards→ see:bend

adv

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
Synonym: back backward rearward rearwards
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
Synonym: backward

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  1. She lost her footing and fell backwards into the water .

    她脚未站稳,向后一仰掉进水中。

  2. I punched him on the chin , sending him reeling backwards .

    我一拳击中他的下巴,打得他向后打了个趔趄。

  3. 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。

  4. I lost my balance and fell backwards .

    我没有站稳,仰面摔倒。

  5. I 've bent over backwards to help him .

    我已尽最大努力帮助他。

  6. He took a step backwards .

    他退后一步。

  7. She was rocking backwards and forwards in her seat .

    她在座位上前摇后晃。

  8. She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair .

    她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。

  9. His handwriting slopes backwards .

    他写的字向右斜。

  10. Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards .

    政府加强对企业的干涉将是一种倒退。

  11. People are bending over backwards to please customers .

    人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。

  12. Keeping your back straight , swing one leg backwards .

    挺直腰背,一条腿向后摆动。

  13. The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards

    第3波浪太大了,把我打了回去。

  14. He works backwards , building a house from the top downwards .

    他把工序倒过来了,从上往下建房子。

  15. Prospects for effecting real political change seemed to have taken a major step backwards .

    实现真正政治变革的机会似乎变得更加渺茫了。

  16. I asked about one or two things that interest me and she really did know it all backwards .

    我问了一两样我感兴趣的东西,她的确都了如指掌。

  17. He lost his balance and fell backwards .

    他失去平衡,向后倒去。

  18. He was not able to walk without a cane and could only navigate steps backwards

    没有手杖他无法走路,只能小心翼翼地向后退。

  19. As he stepped backwards she fell onto her knees , then onto her face

    他向后退时,她双膝跪倒在地,接着迎面倒了下去。

  20. I took a pace backwards .

    我往后退了一步。

  21. He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards

    他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。

  22. Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth .

    将牙线在齿间来回拉动。

  23. He stumbled , clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water .

    他绊了一脚,双手在空中胡乱抓了几下,然后仰天栽进了水里。

  24. The diver flipped over backwards into the water

    潜水员向后翻身入水。

  25. The man tumbled over backwards .

    那个人向后摔倒了。

  26. ' Tang ' is ' Gnat ' spelt backwards .

    Gnat倒着写出来就是Tang。

  27. The writing sloped backwards

    笔迹朝右倾斜。

  28. Bess glanced backwards

    贝丝往后瞥了一眼。

  29. She looked backwards and saw nothing .

    她向后瞧了一下,什么也没看见。

  30. He moved a step backward / backwards .

    他向后退了一步。

backward backwards 【导航词义:向后】
backward v. 向后的(地);落后的
〔辨析〕

作形容词“向后的”解时只作定语;作副词时,词义同 backwards,可换用。

〔例证〕

You'd better take a backward glance from time to time when you are on a crowded bus with your bag.

你背着包挤在公共汽车里的时候,最好时不时地看看背后。

It is still a backward country.

它依然是一个落后的国家。

He moved a step backward/backwards.

他向后退了一步。

backwards v. 向后地,倒退地
〔辨析〕

只作副词,不可用作形容词。

〔例证〕

She looked backwards and saw nothing.

她向后瞧了一下,什么也没看见。

Lisa took a step backwards.

莉萨向后退了一步。

  • 习语

adv.

backward(s) and forward(s)

来来回回
from one place or position to another and back again many times

She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair.

她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。

bend/lean over backwards (to do sth)

尽力;竭力
to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair

I've bent over backwards to help him.

我已尽最大努力帮助他。

know sb/sth backwards

对…了如指掌(或倒背如流);把…背得滚瓜烂熟
to know sb/sth extremely well

She must know the play backwards by now.

她现在对这个剧本肯定是倒背如流。