Backward
[ 'bækwɚd ]
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adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
💡 词根助记
back后边+ward向... →向后的
📝 例句
Our society is going backward.
我们的社会在倒退。
Because of his long illness, he is backward in his studies.
因为长时间生病，他功课落后了。
She looked backward over her shoulder.
她回头往后看。
Frank was so backward that he hesitated to ask her to dance.
弗兰克非常腼腆,不好意思请她跳舞。
All you have accomplished, honourable teacher, for my backward daughter!
尊敬的老师，小女浅陋无知，承蒙您教诲有方！
🌱 联想助记
【串】八戒动作awkward(笨拙的),打仗总爱backward(向后的),山顶跑回downward(向下的),唐僧竟给reward(奖赏),悟空痛是inward(内心的)
【记】back-后面的,ward-朝…方向:朝后面的方向即向后
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-ward表示“方向的”
📖 牛津释义
backward
adj
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.
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. , .
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.
🎯 考研助记
back(后)+ward(朝...方向):朝后面的方向即 向后
🔁 扩展释义
*['bækwәd]ad. 向后地, 相反地a. 向后的, 相反的【计】 倒推相关词组: to spell backward
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Goodbye.
再见。
First turn the gas off and cover the pan.
首先，把煤气关上，盖上油锅。
Often the little words have meanings of their own.
这些小词常常都有自己本身的意思。